How common is the surname Pilger?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Pilger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pilger?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pilger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pilger?

John Pilger, Australian journalist (1939–2023).

Where is the surname Pilger most common?

Wikidata records people named Pilger in Australia.

Is the surname Pilger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 6.1%.

The surname Pilger

A surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pilger is more common than 86.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,231 people named Pilger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is down 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,311.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-6.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,164)

Who is named Pilger

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

94% of people named Pilger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pilgers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Pilger
Australian journalist (1939–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pilger

Pilger has the Soundex code P426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P426.

Questions

How common is the surname Pilger?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Pilger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pilger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pilger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pilger?: John Pilger, Australian journalist (1939–2023).
Where is the surname Pilger most common?: Wikidata records people named Pilger in Australia.
Is the surname Pilger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 6.1%.