How common is the last name Perez?

680,712 people in the United States have the last name Perez, about 1 in 439. It ranks #21 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PEREZ

#21

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
680,712
About
1 in 439
This common or more
7.5%
Who bears it

Of the 680,712 people with the last name Perez, 92.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% as White and 1.4% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Perez

#19 Lee · 695,657#20 Jackson · 686,937#22 Martin · 678,691#23 Thompson · 640,099

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Perez, most common first.

#9,678 Peres · 3,202#23,557 Perz · 1,112#51,363 Perrez · 438#53,969 Perec · 413

Also a first name

As a first name, Perez ranks #10,646 of 53,615, with 1,240 people. See Perez as a first name

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