How common is the surname Peale?

301 people in the United States had the surname Peale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,025,733 Americans. It ranked 65,782nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peale?

Norman Vincent Peale, American writer and minister (1898-1993), followed by Charles Willson Peale.

Where is the surname Peale most common?

Wikidata records people named Peale in the United States.

Is the surname Peale getting more or less common?

Less common. 398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 301 in 2010, down 24%.

The surname Peale

A surname, carried by 301 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peale is more common than 59.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 301 people named Peale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,025,733 Americans. That is down 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 398.

#65,782

rank among US surnames

301

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-24.4%

change since 2000 (was #49,563)

Who is named Peale

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Peale identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peales

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Norman Vincent Peale
American writer and minister (1898-1993)
Charles Willson Peale
American painter (1741–1827)
Titian Peale
American ornithologist, entomologist, photographer, artist and explorer (1799-1885)
Rembrandt Peale
American painter (1778-1860)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peale

Peale has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Peale?: 301 people in the United States had the surname Peale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,025,733 Americans. It ranked 65,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peale?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Peale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peale?: Norman Vincent Peale, American writer and minister (1898-1993), followed by Charles Willson Peale.
Where is the surname Peale most common?: Wikidata records people named Peale in the United States.
Is the surname Peale getting more or less common?: Less common. 398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 301 in 2010, down 24%.