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The surname Pi

A surname, carried by 1,006 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P000

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pi is more common than 84.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,006 people named Pi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,904 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 718.

#24,762
rank among US surnames
1,006
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+40.1%
change since 2000 (was #30,645)

Who is named Pi

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

65% of people named Pi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 12% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Asian and Pacific Islander 65%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
  • White (not Hispanic) 12%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
  • Two or more races 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pi

Pi has the Soundex code P000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P000.

Questions

How common is the surname Pi?
1,006 people in the United States had the surname Pi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,904 Americans. It ranked 24,762nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pi?
In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Pi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Pi getting more or less common?
More common. 718 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,006 in 2010, up 40%.