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    The surname Perlstein

    A surname, carried by 1,004 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P642

    Perlstein: #24,802 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Perlstein #24,802, 1,004 people Perlstein: #24,802 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Perlstein #24,802, 1,004 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perlstein is more common than 84.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,004 people named Perlstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 873.

    #24,802
    rank among US surnames
    1,004
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15%
    change since 2000 (was #26,306)

    Who is named Perlstein

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

    98% of people named Perlstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perlstein

    Perlstein has the Soundex code P642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P642.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Perlstein?
    1,004 people in the United States had the surname Perlstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. It ranked 24,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perlstein?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Perlstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Perlstein getting more or less common?
    More common. 873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,004 in 2010, up 15%.