How common is the last name Perry?

211,657 people in the United States have the last name Perry, about 1 in 1,412. It ranks #109 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PERRY

#109

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
211,657
About
1 in 1,412
This common or more
17.4%
Who bears it

Of the 211,657 people with the last name Perry, 65.6% reported their origin as White, 24.5% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Perry

#107 Sullivan · 212,701#108 Russell · 211,729#110 Coleman · 211,259#111 Henderson · 210,128

Spelled almost the same

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

#7,702 Peery · 4,144#7,940 Perri · 4,007#34,625 Perro · 704#38,989 Perra · 610#47,689 Peary · 479#61,280 Perey · 354#69,562 Perr · 304#94,341 Perrey · 208

Also a first name

As a first name, Perry ranks #948 of 53,615, with 46,765 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1959, with 2,786 births. See Perry as a first name

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