How common is the surname Perl?

2,150 people in the United States had the surname Perl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Perl?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Perl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Perl?

Martin Lewis Perl, American scientist (1927–2014), followed by Joseph Perl.

Where is the surname Perl most common?

Wikidata records people named Perl in the United States and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Perl getting more or less common?

More common. 1,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Perl

A surname, carried by 2,150 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perl is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,150 people named Perl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,945.

#14,006

rank among US surnames

2,150

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402
#14,004	Schmalz	2,151	143,536
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Perl

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

95% of people named Perl identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Perls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist (1927–2014)
Joseph Perl
Ashkenazi Jewish educator and writer, born in the Austrian province of Galicia (1773–1839)

Notable Perls come mostly from the United States (1) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Perl

Perl has the Soundex code P640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P640.

Questions

How common is the surname Perl?: 2,150 people in the United States had the surname Perl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Perl?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Perl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Perl?: Martin Lewis Perl, American scientist (1927–2014), followed by Joseph Perl.
Where is the surname Perl most common?: Wikidata records people named Perl in the United States and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Perl getting more or less common?: More common. 1,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 11%.