How common is the surname Perham?

1,258 people in the United States had the surname Perham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. It ranked 20,937th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Perham?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Perham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Perham?

Sidney Perham, American politician (1819–1907).

Where is the surname Perham most common?

Wikidata records people named Perham in the United States.

Is the surname Perham getting more or less common?

More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,258 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Perham

A surname, carried by 1,258 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perham is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,258 people named Perham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

#20,937

rank among US surnames

1,258

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #20,711)

Who is named Perham

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

93% of people named Perham identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Perhams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sidney Perham
American politician (1819–1907)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Perham

Perham has the Soundex code P650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P650.

Questions

How common is the surname Perham?: 1,258 people in the United States had the surname Perham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. It ranked 20,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Perham?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Perham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Perham?: Sidney Perham, American politician (1819–1907).
Where is the surname Perham most common?: Wikidata records people named Perham in the United States.
Is the surname Perham getting more or less common?: More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,258 in 2010, up 6.0%.