How common is the surname Perret?

1,125 people in the United States had the surname Perret in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,440 Americans. It ranked 22,770th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Perret?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Perret identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Perret?

Sidonie de la Houssaye, American writer (1820–1894).

Where is the surname Perret most common?

Wikidata records people named Perret in the United States.

Is the surname Perret getting more or less common?

More common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,125 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Perret

A French surname, carried by 1,125 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perret is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

French origin

Variant of Perrett or borrowed from French Perret.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,125 people named Perret in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,440 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,102.

#22,770

rank among US surnames

1,125

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,947)

Who is named Perret

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

86% of people named Perret identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Perrets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sidonie de la Houssaye
American writer (1820–1894)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Perret

Perret has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Perret come from?: Variant of Perrett or borrowed from French Perret.
How common is the surname Perret?: 1,125 people in the United States had the surname Perret in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,440 Americans. It ranked 22,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Perret?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Perret identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Perret?: Sidonie de la Houssaye, American writer (1820–1894).
Where is the surname Perret most common?: Wikidata records people named Perret in the United States.
Is the surname Perret getting more or less common?: More common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,125 in 2010, up 2.1%.