How common is the surname Pedro?

6,649 people in the United States had the surname Pedro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,435 Americans. It ranked 5,246th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pedro?

Jimmy Pedro, American judoka, followed by Eduardo de Pedro.

Where is the surname Pedro most common?

Wikidata records people named Pedro in the United States, Argentina and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Pedro getting more or less common?

More common. 5,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,649 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Pedro also a first name?

Yes. Pedro is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pedro

A surname, carried by 6,649 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pedro is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,649 people named Pedro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,435 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,134.

#5,246

rank among US surnames

6,649

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+29.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,143)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,237	Musgrove	6,660	46,358
#5,238	Boettcher	6,659	46,365
#5,239	Stowers	6,657	46,379
#5,241	Kieffer	6,656	46,386
#5,242	McDougall	6,655	46,393
#5,244	Hasty	6,654	46,400
#5,245	Roden	6,653	46,407

Who is named Pedro

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

42% of people named Pedro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 42%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.3%
Two or more races 3.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pedros

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jimmy Pedro
American judoka, born 1970
Eduardo de Pedro
Argentine lawyer and politician, born 1976
Tyson Pedro
Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1991
Fernando
Brazilian soccer player (born 1999)

Notable Pedros come mostly from the United States (1), Argentina (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pedro

Pedro has the Soundex code P360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P360.

Questions

How common is the surname Pedro?: 6,649 people in the United States had the surname Pedro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,435 Americans. It ranked 5,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pedro?: In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Pedro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pedro?: Jimmy Pedro, American judoka, followed by Eduardo de Pedro.
Where is the surname Pedro most common?: Wikidata records people named Pedro in the United States, Argentina and Australia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Pedro getting more or less common?: More common. 5,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,649 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Pedro also a first name?: Yes. Pedro is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.