How common is the surname Pilgrim?

6,275 people in the United States had the surname Pilgrim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,202 Americans. It ranked 5,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pilgrim?

Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (1883–1958), followed by Peace Pilgrim.

Where is the surname Pilgrim most common?

Wikidata records people named Pilgrim in the United States.

Is the surname Pilgrim getting more or less common?

More common. 6,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,275 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Pilgrim

A surname, carried by 6,275 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). Pilgrim is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,275 people named Pilgrim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,202 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,157.

#5,535

rank among US surnames

6,275

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,213)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,531	Hardee	6,283	49,140
#5,533	Boylan	6,280	49,163
#5,534	Linden	6,276	49,195
#5,535	Dee	6,275	49,202
#5,537	Rascon	6,274	49,210

Who is named Pilgrim

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

75% of people named Pilgrim identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pilgrims

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Pilgrim
American athlete (1883–1958)
Peace Pilgrim
American non-denominational spiritual teacher (1908–1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pilgrim

Pilger

Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim?: 6,275 people in the United States had the surname Pilgrim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,202 Americans. It ranked 5,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pilgrim?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Pilgrim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pilgrim?: Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (1883–1958), followed by Peace Pilgrim.
Where is the surname Pilgrim most common?: Wikidata records people named Pilgrim in the United States.
Is the surname Pilgrim getting more or less common?: More common. 6,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,275 in 2010, up 1.9%.