# Peralta (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/peralta/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,585 |
| US rank (2010) | 949 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,439 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (24,713 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Peralta in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 86% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 7.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Peralta in Argentina, the United States and Italy.

## People named Peralta

- Stacy Peralta, American skateboarder, screenwriter, film director
- Víctor Peralta, boxer (1908–1995)
- Yamil Peralta, Argentine boxer
- María Peralta, Argentine distance runner
- Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer
- Marcelo Peralta, Argentine musician
- Fernando Peralta, Argentinian chess player
- Austin Peralta, American jazz pianist (1990–2012)
- Gonzalo Peralta, Argentine footballer (1980-2016)
- Miguel Abuelo, Argentinian musician and singer

## Similar surnames

Perreault, Perrault.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.