How Many People Have the Last Name Persons?

3,606

people had the surname Persons in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 81,967 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#9,064

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

1.22

In 2010

Largest Group

85.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+1.2%

+41 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Persons (85.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Persons ranks #7,062. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 88% to 85.1%.

White 85.1%

Black 8.5%

Asian and Pacific Islander 1%

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Two or more races 2.4%

Hispanic or Latino 2.7%

📈 Change Since 2000

Persons grew from 3,565 people in 2000 to 3,606 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #8,509 to #9,064. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.32 to 1.22 people per 100,000.

	2000	2010
People	3,565	3,606
Rank	#8,509	#9,064
Per 100,000 people	1.32	1.22

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Persons

Rank	Surname	People in 2010
#9,061	Luedtke	3,607
#9,061	Snavely	3,607
#9,064	Fortuna	3,606
#9,064	Persons	3,606
#9,066	Broadbent	3,605
#9,066	Lindo	3,605
#9,068	Bazemore	3,604

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Persons: P625

Perkins 131,440 Pearson 101,836 Person 67,411 Parsons 67,310 Pierson 27,983 Parson 13,209 Parkinson 9,767 Persinger 5,131

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