How common is the surname Pegg?

2,691 people in the United States had the surname Pegg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,733 Americans. It ranked 11,648th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pegg?

Vester Pegg, American actor (1889-1951).

Where is the surname Pegg most common?

Wikidata records people named Pegg in the United States.

Is the surname Pegg getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,691 in 2010, down 8.6%.

The surname Pegg

An occupational surname, carried by 2,691 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). Pegg is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold pegs.

Pegg is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,691 people named Pegg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,733 Americans. That is down 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,943.

#11,648

rank among US surnames

2,691

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-8.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,097)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,642	Rabideau	2,693	114,647
#11,644	Danford	2,692	114,690
#11,648	Urso	2,691	114,733
#11,653	Foti	2,690	114,775

Who is named Pegg

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

93% of people named Pegg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peggs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vester Pegg
American actor (1889-1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Pegg

Pegg 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 Pegg?: 2,691 people in the United States had the surname Pegg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,733 Americans. It ranked 11,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pegg?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pegg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Pegg?: Vester Pegg, American actor (1889-1951).
Where is the surname Pegg most common?: Wikidata records people named Pegg in the United States.
What type of surname is Pegg?: Pegg is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Pegg getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,691 in 2010, down 8.6%.