How common is the surname Peil?

1,333 people in the United States had the surname Peil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Peil?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Peil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Peil?

Edward Peil, American film actor (1883-1958).

Where is the surname Peil most common?

Wikidata records people named Peil in the United States.

Is the surname Peil getting more or less common?

More common. 1,142 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Peil

A surname, carried by 1,333 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peil is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,333 people named Peil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,142.

#20,057

rank among US surnames

1,333

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,057	Verna	1,333	231,617
#20,065	Khatib	1,332	231,791

Who is named Peil

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

96% of people named Peil identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peils

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Peil
American film actor (1883-1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peil

Peil has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Peil?: 1,333 people in the United States had the surname Peil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peil?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Peil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Peil?: Edward Peil, American film actor (1883-1958).
Where is the surname Peil most common?: Wikidata records people named Peil in the United States.
Is the surname Peil getting more or less common?: More common. 1,142 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 17%.