How common is the surname Peer?

3,736 people in the United States had the surname Peer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. It ranked 8,773rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peer?

Franziska Peer, Austrian sport shooter.

Where is the surname Peer most common?

Wikidata records people named Peer in Austria.

Is the surname Peer getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,763 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,736 in 2010, down 0.7%.

Is Peer also a first name?

Yes. Peer 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 Peer

A surname, carried by 3,736 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peer is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,736 people named Peer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,763.

#8,773

rank among US surnames

3,736

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,768	Wolfson	3,740	82,552
#8,770	Hine	3,738	82,596
#8,772	Partain	3,737	82,619
#8,773	Peer	3,736	82,641
#8,775	Hosey	3,735	82,663
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685

Who is named Peer

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

91% of people named Peer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franziska Peer
Austrian sport shooter, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peer

Peer has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Questions

How common is the surname Peer?: 3,736 people in the United States had the surname Peer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. It ranked 8,773rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peer?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Peer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peer?: Franziska Peer, Austrian sport shooter.
Where is the surname Peer most common?: Wikidata records people named Peer in Austria.
Is the surname Peer getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,763 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,736 in 2010, down 0.7%.
Is Peer also a first name?: Yes. Peer 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.