How common is the surname Peterman?

8,690 people in the United States had the surname Peterman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,529 Americans. It ranked 4,087th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peterman?

Melissa Peterman, American actress, followed by Donald Peterman.

Where is the surname Peterman most common?

Wikidata records people named Peterman in the United States.

Is the surname Peterman getting more or less common?

More common. 8,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,690 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Peterman

A surname, carried by 8,690 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P365

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peterman is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,690 people named Peterman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,529 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,461.

#4,087

rank among US surnames

8,690

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,857)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,078	Lanning	8,711	35,443
#4,079	Plascencia	8,710	35,447
#4,080	Burkhardt	8,707	35,459
#4,081	Autry	8,704	35,472
#4,082	Slattery	8,695	35,508
#4,084	Testa	8,694	35,512
#4,085	Tennant	8,693	35,517

Who is named Peterman

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

91% of people named Peterman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petermans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Melissa Peterman
American actress, born 1971
Donald Peterman
American cinematographer (1932-2011)
Nathan Peterman
American football player (born 1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peterman

Peterman has the Soundex code P365, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P365.

Questions

How common is the surname Peterman?: 8,690 people in the United States had the surname Peterman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,529 Americans. It ranked 4,087th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peterman?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Peterman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peterman?: Melissa Peterman, American actress, followed by Donald Peterman.
Where is the surname Peterman most common?: Wikidata records people named Peterman in the United States.
Is the surname Peterman getting more or less common?: More common. 8,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,690 in 2010, up 2.7%.