Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "Son of a king."

Popularity: The name Prince ranked 937th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This surname possibly evolved from a nickname for those with a lordly manner. As a first name, it was recently popularized by a songwriter-performer from Minneapolis, Minnesota who used it for his one-word title, then dropped it in favor of a pictoral symbol that left the media confused as to his mode of address. ''The artist formerly known as Prince'' was settled on, sometimes abbreviated TAFKAP.