How common is the surname Perrier?

1,229 people in the United States had the surname Perrier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Perrier?

Louis Perrier, architect and politicien, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1849-1913).

Where is the surname Perrier most common?

Wikidata records people named Perrier in Switzerland.

Is the surname Perrier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Perrier

A surname, carried by 1,229 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perrier is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,229 people named Perrier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,098.

#21,320

rank among US surnames

1,229

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,011)

Who is named Perrier

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

69% of people named Perrier identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Perriers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louis Perrier
Architect and politicien, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1849-1913)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Perrier

Perrier has the Soundex code P660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P660.

Questions

How common is the surname Perrier?: 1,229 people in the United States had the surname Perrier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Perrier?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Perrier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Perrier?: Louis Perrier, architect and politicien, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1849-1913).
Where is the surname Perrier most common?: Wikidata records people named Perrier in Switzerland.
Is the surname Perrier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, up 12%.