How common is the surname Peete?

2,029 people in the United States had the surname Peete in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,166 Americans. It ranked 14,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peete?

Holly Robinson Peete, American actress and singer.

Where is the surname Peete most common?

Wikidata records people named Peete in the United States.

Is the surname Peete getting more or less common?

More common. 1,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,029 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Peete

A surname, carried by 2,029 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peete is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,029 people named Peete in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,166 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,603.

#14,662

rank among US surnames

2,029

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+26.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,502)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,656	Harada	2,030	152,091
#14,662	Brault	2,029	152,166
#14,667	Darst	2,028	152,241
#14,669	Minner	2,027	152,316

Who is named Peete

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

62% of people named Peete identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Peetes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Holly Robinson Peete
American actress and singer, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peete

Peete has the Soundex code P300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P300.

Questions

How common is the surname Peete?: 2,029 people in the United States had the surname Peete in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,166 Americans. It ranked 14,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peete?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Peete identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peete?: Holly Robinson Peete, American actress and singer.
Where is the surname Peete most common?: Wikidata records people named Peete in the United States.
Is the surname Peete getting more or less common?: More common. 1,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,029 in 2010, up 27%.