How Many People Have the Last Name Perry?
people had the surname Perry in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,330 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
White
Change Since 2000
+9,097 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Perry (68.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Perry ranks #70. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.7% to 68.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Perry grew from 212,644 people in 2000 to 221,741 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #97 to #103. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 78.83 to 75.17 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 212,644 | 221,741 |
| Rank | #97 | #103 |
| Per 100,000 people | 78.83 | 75.17 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Perry
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Perry: P600
👤 Perry as a First Name
Perry is a first name too: about 48,243 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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