Explore the Family Name Peragine

The meaning of Peragine

Italian (Apulia): from Salentine dialect perascinu ‘wild pear’; compare Piraino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Vito, Angelo, Francesco, Antonio, Carmela, Donato, Filippo, Gianni, Nicola, Onofrio, Pietro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Peragine saw a subtle shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,572 in terms of commonality but dropped slightly to 38,214 by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.49%. The actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 577 to 580, suggesting a growth rate of 0.52%. It's noteworthy that despite an increase in the total count, the proportion of people named Peragine per 100,000 dipped by 4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,572	#38,214	-4.49%
Count	577	580	0.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peragine

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Peragine also underwent certain alterations during the same period as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of the people bearing this surname predominantly identified as White, accounting for 94.45% in 2000 and 93.62% in 2010. However, there was an increase in people identifying as Hispanic from 3.47% to 5%, marking a substantial upsurge of 44.09%. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.39% to 0.86%, a drop of 38.13%. No changes were noted in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.45%	93.62%	-0.88%
Hispanic	3.47%	5%	44.09%
Two or More Races	1.39%	0.86%	-38.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%