How Many People Have the Last Name Perez?
people had the surname Perez in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 433 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+193,124 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Perez (93%) are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Perez ranks #7. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Hispanic last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Perez grew from 488,521 people in 2000 to 681,645 in 2010 (up 39.5%), and its rank rose from #29 to #22.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 488,521 | 681,645 |
| Rank | #29 | #22 |
| Per 100,000 people | 181.09 | 231.08 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Perez
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Perez: P620
👤 Perez as a First Name
Perez is a first name too: about 553 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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