How common is the surname Peterkin?

2,507 people in the United States had the surname Peterkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peterkin?

Julia Peterkin, American writer (1880–1961).

Where is the surname Peterkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Peterkin in the United States.

Is the surname Peterkin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Peterkin also a first name?

Yes. Peterkin 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 Peterkin

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,507 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peterkin is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

From a medieval pet-form of the given name Peter + -kin.

Peterkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,507 people named Peterkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,037.

#12,399

rank among US surnames

2,507

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+23.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203

Who is named Peterkin

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

68% of people named Peterkin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 68%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 3.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Peterkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julia Peterkin
American writer (1880–1961)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peterkin

Peterkin has the Soundex code P362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P362.

Questions

Where does the surname Peterkin come from?: From a medieval pet-form of the given name Peter + -kin.
How common is the surname Peterkin?: 2,507 people in the United States had the surname Peterkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peterkin?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Peterkin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peterkin?: Julia Peterkin, American writer (1880–1961).
Where is the surname Peterkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Peterkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Peterkin?: Peterkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Peterkin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Peterkin also a first name?: Yes. Peterkin 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.