How common is the surname Peek?

11,062 people in the United States had the surname Peek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,910 Americans. It ranked 3,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peek?

Kim Peek, American savant (1951–2009), followed by Dan Peek.

Where is the surname Peek most common?

Wikidata records people named Peek in the United States.

Is the surname Peek getting more or less common?

More common. 10,694 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,062 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Peek

A surname, carried by 11,062 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peek is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,062 people named Peek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,910 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,694.

#3,263

rank among US surnames

11,062

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,254	Rivero	11,096	27,825
#3,255	Sauceda	11,093	27,832
#3,256	Zielinski	11,087	27,848
#3,257	Jeffrey	11,085	27,853
#3,258	Ragan	11,081	27,863
#3,259	Bostic	11,079	27,868
#3,260	Krebs	11,067	27,898

Who is named Peek

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

85% of people named Peek identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peeks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kim Peek
American savant (1951–2009)
Dan Peek
American musician (1950-2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peek

Peek has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Peek?: 11,062 people in the United States had the surname Peek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,910 Americans. It ranked 3,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peek?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Peek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peek?: Kim Peek, American savant (1951–2009), followed by Dan Peek.
Where is the surname Peek most common?: Wikidata records people named Peek in the United States.
Is the surname Peek getting more or less common?: More common. 10,694 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,062 in 2010, up 3.4%.