How common is the surname Peay?

3,256 people in the United States had the surname Peay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. It ranked 9,919th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peay?

Austin Peay, American politician (1876-1927), followed by Brook Benton.

Where is the surname Peay most common?

Wikidata records people named Peay in the United States.

Is the surname Peay getting more or less common?

More common. 2,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,256 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Peay

A surname, carried by 3,256 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peay is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,256 people named Peay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,987.

#9,919

rank among US surnames

3,256

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #9,967)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,910	Everly	3,262	94,649
#9,912	Mijares	3,259	94,736
#9,917	Deem	3,258	94,765
#9,919	McCully	3,256	94,824
#9,923	Guay	3,255	94,853
#9,924	Lagos	3,254	94,882
#9,925	Krone	3,253	94,911

Who is named Peay

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

49% of people named Peay identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peays

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Austin Peay
American politician (1876-1927)
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peay

Peay has the Soundex code P000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P000.

Questions

How common is the surname Peay?: 3,256 people in the United States had the surname Peay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. It ranked 9,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peay?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Peay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peay?: Austin Peay, American politician (1876-1927), followed by Brook Benton.
Where is the surname Peay most common?: Wikidata records people named Peay in the United States.
Is the surname Peay getting more or less common?: More common. 2,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,256 in 2010, up 9.0%.