How common is the surname Pegram?

4,185 people in the United States had the surname Pegram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,774 Americans. It ranked 7,907th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pegram?

G. B. Pegram, American physicist (1876–1958).

Where is the surname Pegram most common?

Wikidata records people named Pegram in the United States.

Is the surname Pegram getting more or less common?

More common. 3,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,185 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Pegram

A surname, carried by 4,185 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pegram is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Pilgrim.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,185 people named Pegram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,774 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,982.

#7,907

rank among US surnames

4,185

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,706)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,898	Hartsfield	4,192	73,651
#7,899	Bunton	4,191	73,669
#7,900	Waldon	4,190	73,686
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721
#7,905	Huntsman	4,187	73,739
#7,906	McAuley	4,186	73,757

Who is named Pegram

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

69% of people named Pegram identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pegrams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

G. B. Pegram
American physicist (1876–1958)

Questions

Where does the surname Pegram come from?: Variant of Pilgrim.
How common is the surname Pegram?: 4,185 people in the United States had the surname Pegram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,774 Americans. It ranked 7,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pegram?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Pegram identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pegram?: G. B. Pegram, American physicist (1876–1958).
Where is the surname Pegram most common?: Wikidata records people named Pegram in the United States.
Is the surname Pegram getting more or less common?: More common. 3,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,185 in 2010, up 5.1%.