Explore the Family Name Peguese

The meaning of Peguese

African American: altered form of French Pegues.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Peguese experienced a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 56,526th most popular surname and rose to the 57,234th position by 2010, indicating a decline of 1.25%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals bearing the Peguese surname increased from 338 to 356 during the same time period, a 5.33% growth. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 7.69%, suggesting that while the absolute count might have risen, its relative popularity dipped.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#57,234	-1.25%
Count	338	356	5.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peguese

As for the ethnic identities associated with the Peguese surname, again deriving from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were noticeable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The largest group identifying with this surname was within the Black community, comprising 93.79% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 91.57% in 2010. A significant increase was observed in those identifying as two or more races, jumping from 1.48% to 3.09%, a change of 108.78%. There was also a rise in the Hispanic representation, moving up from 2.37% to 3.37%, an increase of 42.19%. The White identity saw a modest growth from 1.48% to 1.69%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	93.79%	91.57%	-2.37%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.37%	42.19%
Two or More Races	1.48%	3.09%	108.78%
White	1.48%	1.69%	14.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%