Explore the Family Name Peregrino

The meaning of Peregrino

Spanish and Portuguese: from the personal name Peregrino, or a nickname from peregrino ‘pilgrim’. Compare Feregrino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Peregrino has grown in popularity over a decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 33,690th place in 2000 to 27,534th place in 2010 - an increase of 18.27%. Additionally, the number of people with the surname Peregrino also saw a significant rise. There were 638 individuals with the Peregrino surname in 2000 and this number grew by 37.15% to reach 875 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the surname Peregrino per 100,000 people also saw an increase from 0.24 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,690	#27,534	18.27%
Count	638	875	37.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.3	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peregrino

Analyzing the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Peregrino according to the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting dynamics. A majority of the people with the Peregrino surname identify themselves as Hispanic, accounting for 69.91% in 2000 and slightly rising to 70.63% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander made up 24.92% in 2000 but decreased slightly to 22.17% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White saw a growth from 3.61% in 2000 to 4.46% in 2010. The group of people identifying with two or more races increased significantly from 0.78% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. The percentages of Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	69.91%	70.63%	1.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	24.92%	22.17%	-11.04%
White	3.61%	4.46%	23.55%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.71%	119.23%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%