How common is the surname Perryman?

9,443 people in the United States had the surname Perryman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,696 Americans. It ranked 3,748th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Perryman?

Lou Perryman, American actor (1941-2009).

Where is the surname Perryman most common?

Wikidata records people named Perryman in the United States.

Is the surname Perryman getting more or less common?

More common. 8,974 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,443 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Perryman

A surname, carried by 9,443 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perryman is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,443 people named Perryman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,696 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,974.

#3,748

rank among US surnames

9,443

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,739	Close	9,474	32,589
#3,740	Feeney	9,473	32,592
#3,741	Smyth	9,470	32,602
#3,742	Sibley	9,467	32,613
#3,743	Fairbanks	9,466	32,616
#3,744	Cockrell	9,465	32,620
#3,745	Haugen	9,461	32,633

Who is named Perryman

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

61% of people named Perryman identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Perrymans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lou Perryman
American actor (1941-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Perryman

Perryman has the Soundex code P655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P655.

Questions

How common is the surname Perryman?: 9,443 people in the United States had the surname Perryman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,696 Americans. It ranked 3,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Perryman?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Perryman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Perryman?: Lou Perryman, American actor (1941-2009).
Where is the surname Perryman most common?: Wikidata records people named Perryman in the United States.
Is the surname Perryman getting more or less common?: More common. 8,974 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,443 in 2010, up 5.2%.