# Packer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/packer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,048 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,933 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,123 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.0% (8,962 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Packer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Packer in the United States, Australia and Brazil.

## People named Packer

- Kerry Packer, Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon (1937–2005)
- Boyd K. Packer, Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1924-2015)
- George Packer, American journalist and writer
- Alferd Packer, American wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism (1842-1907)
- Douglas Packer, Brazilian footballer and manager
- James Packer, Australian businessman, investor, and philanthropist

## Similar surnames

Paucar, Picker, Pizarro, Peguero, Pecora, Passaro, Pekar, Pecor, Puskar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.