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    The surname Perelman

    A Yiddish surname, carried by 649 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P645

    Perelman: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Perelman #34,801, 649 people Perelman: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Perelman #34,801, 649 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perelman is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    Yiddish origin

    Variant of Perlman.

    One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 649 people named Perelman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 645.

    #34,801
    rank among US surnames
    649
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #33,380)

    Who is named Perelman

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

    96% of people named Perelman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Perelmans

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chaïm Perelman
      Belgian philosopher of law (1912-1984)
    • Vadim Perelman
      American film director, born 1963
    • S. J. Perelman
      American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904–1979)
    • Ronald Perelman
      American businessman and investor (born 1943)

    Notable Perelmans come mostly from the United States (3) and Poland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perelman

    Perelman has the Soundex code P645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P645.

    Other Yiddish surnames

    All 31 Yiddish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Perelman come from?
    Variant of Perlman.
    How common is the surname Perelman?
    649 people in the United States had the surname Perelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. It ranked 34,801st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perelman?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Perelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Perelman?
    Chaïm Perelman, Belgian philosopher of law (1912-1984), followed by Vadim Perelman.
    Where is the surname Perelman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Perelman in the United States and Poland.
    Is the surname Perelman getting more or less common?
    More common. 645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 649 in 2010, up 0.6%.