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    The surname Perz

    A surname, carried by 890 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P620

    Perz: #27,185 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Perz #27,185, 890 people Perz: #27,185 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Perz #27,185, 890 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perz is more common than 83.2% of them.

    Origin

    Various etymologies, including: * Polish Perz, from perz * German diminutive of Berthold * respelling of Slovene Perc

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 890 people named Perz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 346,905 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 908.

    #27,185
    rank among US surnames
    890
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2%
    change since 2000 (was #25,547)

    Who is named Perz

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

    69% of people named Perz identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    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 Perz

    Perz has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Perz come from?
    Various etymologies, including: * Polish Perz, from perz * German diminutive of Berthold * respelling of Slovene Perc
    How common is the surname Perz?
    890 people in the United States had the surname Perz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 346,905 Americans. It ranked 27,185th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perz?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Perz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Perz getting more or less common?
    Less common. 908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 890 in 2010, down 2.0%.