How common is the surname Pete?

4,619 people in the United States had the surname Pete in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,843 Americans. It ranked 7,228th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pete?

Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper, singer and songwriter.

Where is the surname Pete most common?

Wikidata records people named Pete in the United States.

Is the surname Pete getting more or less common?

More common. 4,312 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,619 in 2010, up 7.1%.

Is Pete also a first name?

Yes. Pete is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pete

A surname, carried by 4,619 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pete is more common than 95.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,619 people named Pete in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,843 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,312.

#7,228

rank among US surnames

4,619

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,221	Spector	4,622	66,799
#7,223	Balbuena	4,621	66,814
#7,224	Shealy	4,620	66,828
#7,228	Pete	4,619	66,843
#7,229	Swindell	4,618	66,857
#7,230	Charbonneau	4,617	66,871

Who is named Pete

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

43% of people named Pete identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 21% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 43%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
American Indian and Alaska Native 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Petes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Megan Thee Stallion
American rapper, singer and songwriter, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pete

Pete has the Soundex code P300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P300.

Questions

How common is the surname Pete?: 4,619 people in the United States had the surname Pete in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,843 Americans. It ranked 7,228th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pete?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Pete identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pete?: Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Where is the surname Pete most common?: Wikidata records people named Pete in the United States.
Is the surname Pete getting more or less common?: More common. 4,312 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,619 in 2010, up 7.1%.
Is Pete also a first name?: Yes. Pete is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.