How Many People Have the Last Name Peter?
people had the surname Peter in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 32,051 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
+529 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Peter (71.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Peter ranks #2,911. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.9% to 71.3%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 6.8% to 12%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Peter grew from 8,662 people in 2000 to 9,191 in 2010 (up 6.1%), and its rank fell from #3,758 to #3,859. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.21 to 3.12 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,662 | 9,191 |
| Rank | #3,758 | #3,859 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.21 | 3.12 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Peter
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Peter: P360
👤 Peter as a First Name
Peter is a first name too: about 389,822 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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