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    The surnamePerez

    A Hebrew surname, the 22nd most common in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P620

    Perez: #22 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Perez #22, 681,645 people Perez: #22 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Perez #22, 681,645 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 681,645 people named Perez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 453 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 488,521.

    #22
    rank among US surnames
    681,645
    people in 2010
    231
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.5%
    change since 2000 (was #29)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13Gonzalez841,025367
    #14Wilson801,882385
    #15Anderson784,404394
    #16Thomas756,142408
    #17Taylor751,209411
    #18Moore724,374426
    #19Jackson708,099436

    Who is named Perez

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

    93% of people named Perez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Perezs

    52 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
      Argentine activist, architect and sculptor, born 1931
    • Enzo Nicolás Pérez
      Argentine association football player, born 1986
    • Rosie Perez
      American actress, born 1964
    • Melina Perez
      American professional wrestler, born 1979
    • Nehuén Pérez
      Argentine footballer, born 2000
    • Thomas Perez
      American politician and attorney (born 1961)
    • Pascual Pérez
      Boxer (1926-1977)
    • Hugo Leonardo Pérez
      Argentine footballer, born 1968
    • Hugo Pérez
      American soccer player, born 1963
    • Ellen Perez
      Australian tennis player, born 1995
    • Ricardo Pérez Godoy
      47th President of Peru (1905-1982)
    • Walter Pérez
      Argentine cyclist, born 1975

    Notable Perezs come mostly from Argentina (19), the United States (18) and Brazil (4).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perez

    Perez has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Perez come from?
    From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).
    How common is the surname Perez?
    681,645 people in the United States had the surname Perez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 453 Americans. It ranked 22nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perez?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Perez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Perez?
    Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine activist, architect and sculptor, followed by Enzo Nicolás Pérez.