Explore the Family Name Peachy

The meaning of Peachy

1. Variant of Peachey 1, a surname of Swiss German origin. 2. English: variant of Peachey 2. This surname is rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Peachy in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Peachy increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Peachy was ranked 97,384 in terms of popularity and had a count of 173 instances per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank improved to 93,513 with an upward change of approximately 3.97 percent. During the same period, the count also rose to 196, marking an increase of about 13.29 percent. Consequently, the proportion of the Peachy surname per 100,000 people also grew from 0.06 to 0.07, indicating an impressive growth rate of 16.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#93,513	3.97%
Count	173	196	13.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peachy

In regards to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Peachy, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift over the decade. In 2000, a significant majority of those with the Peachy surname, around 93.06 percent, identified as white. This figure slightly decreased to 92.35 percent by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as black reduced marginally from 4.62 percent to 4.59 percent within the same period. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of individuals with the Peachy surname who identified with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 2.55 percent. On the other hand, there were no recorded instances of the Peachy surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.06%	92.35%	-0.76%
Black	4.62%	4.59%	-0.65%
Two or More Races	0%	2.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%