# Perry (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/perry/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 221,741 |
| US rank (2010) | 103 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,392 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (212,644 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Perry in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Perry in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Perry

- Katy Perry, American singer
- Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
- Luke Perry, American actor (1966–2019)
- Tyler Perry, American actor and filmmaker (born 1969)
- Rick Perry, American politician
- Matthew C. Perry, American naval officer (1794–1858)
- Bradley Steven Perry, American actor (born 1998)
- William Perry, American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense
- Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
- Ellyse Perry, Born 1990, Australian sportswoman
- Steve Perry, American singer
- Jeff Perry, American actor

and 51 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Pierre, Parry, Peery, Perri, Peer, Pera, Pero, Pierro, Perro, Pere, Parra, Parr.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.