How rare is the last name Peter?

9,240 people in the United States have the last name Peter, about 1 in 32,348. It ranks #3,738 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 3 others.

last name

PETER

#3,738

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,240
About
1 in 32,348
This common or more
55.2%
Who bears it

Of the 9,240 people with the last name Peter, 61.7% reported their origin as White, 17.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 10.6% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Peter

3 other last names also have 9,240 people.

#3,738 Bahena · 9,240#3,738 Dix · 9,240#3,738 Legg · 9,240

Either side of Peter

#3,738 Dix · 9,240#3,738 Legg · 9,240#3,742 Heckman · 9,236#3,743 Isbell · 9,234

Spelled almost the same

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

#36,570 Petter · 658#60,295 Petr · 361#140,525 Petery · 122

Also a first name

As a first name, Peter ranks #99 of 53,615, with 464,396 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1957, with 11,628 births. See Peter as a first name

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