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    The surname Perdue

    A surname, carried by 16,464 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P630

    Perdue: #2,211 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Perdue #2,211, 16,464 people Perdue: #2,211 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Perdue #2,211, 16,464 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perdue is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Pardew.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,464 people named Perdue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,753 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,958.

    #2,211
    rank among US surnames
    16,464
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,085)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,202Duff16,53618,671
    #2,203Carrera16,53318,675
    #2,204Burkhart16,52618,682
    #2,205Adamson16,51518,695
    #2,206Arnett16,49918,713
    #2,207Reagan16,49118,722
    #2,208Anguiano16,47918,736

    Who is named Perdue

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

    81% of people named Perdue identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Perdues

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Perdue
      American politician, businessman, and diplomat (born 1949)
    • Sonny Perdue
      American politician, born 1946
    • Bev Perdue
      American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina, born 1947
    • Will Perdue
      American basketball player (born 1965)
    • Lauren Perdue
      American swimmer, born 1991
    • Derelys Perdue
      American actress (1902-1989)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perdue

    Perdue has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Perdue come from?
    Variant of Pardew.
    How common is the surname Perdue?
    16,464 people in the United States had the surname Perdue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,753 Americans. It ranked 2,211th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perdue?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Perdue identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Perdue?
    David Perdue, American politician, businessman, and diplomat (born 1949), followed by Sonny Perdue.
    Where is the surname Perdue most common?
    Wikidata records people named Perdue in the United States.
    Is the surname Perdue getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,464 in 2010, up 3.2%.