German: variant of Primus . Jewish (from Austrian Galicia): from German Primas ‘(church) primate’ one of surnames randomly assigned by Austrian clerks.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Primas families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Primas family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Primas families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 13 Primas families living in Arkansas. This was about 24% of all the recorded Primas's in USA. Arkansas had the highest population of Primas families in 1880.
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Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Primas life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Primas in 1953 was 46, and 72 in 2004.