How common is the surname Peeples?

7,499 people in the United States had the surname Peeples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,172 Americans. It ranked 4,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peeples?

Nia Peeples, American singer, actress, and television host, followed by Aubrey Peeples.

Where is the surname Peeples most common?

Wikidata records people named Peeples in the United States.

Is the surname Peeples getting more or less common?

More common. 6,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,499 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Peeples

A surname, carried by 7,499 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P142

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peeples is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,499 people named Peeples in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,172 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,961.

#4,732

rank among US surnames

7,499

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,657)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,729	Berlin	7,503	41,150
#4,730	Diallo	7,502	41,155
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166
#4,732	Peeples	7,499	41,172

Who is named Peeples

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

60% of people named Peeples identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peepless

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nia Peeples
American singer, actress, and television host, born 1961
Aubrey Peeples
American actor, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peeples

Peeples has the Soundex code P142, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P142.

Questions

How common is the surname Peeples?: 7,499 people in the United States had the surname Peeples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,172 Americans. It ranked 4,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peeples?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Peeples identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peeples?: Nia Peeples, American singer, actress, and television host, followed by Aubrey Peeples.
Where is the surname Peeples most common?: Wikidata records people named Peeples in the United States.
Is the surname Peeples getting more or less common?: More common. 6,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,499 in 2010, up 7.7%.