Explore the Family Name Perelman

The meaning of Perelman

Jewish (Ashkenazic): 1. elaborated form of Perel 1, with the addition of Yiddish man ‘man’. 2. from the Yiddish female personal name Perl (see Perel 2) + man ‘man’, in the sense ‘husband of Perl’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Gershon, Myer, Naum, Rakhil, Varda, Aron, Avigail, Bluma, Chaim, Genya, Haim. Russian Lev, Leonid, Boris, Mikhail, Natalya, Aleksandr, Beyla, Efim, Grigoriy, Klavdiya, Liliya, Raisa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Perelman has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 33,380 but dropped to 34,801 in 2010, making for a 4.26% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 0.62%, from 645 to 649. However, the proportion of the population bearing the Perelman surname per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#34,801	-4.26%
Count	645	649	0.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perelman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Perelman surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.28% identified as such, which dropped marginally to 95.99% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant change, increasing from 1.40% to 3.39%. Those identifying with two or more races, however, decreased entirely from 1.71% to 0.00%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	95.99%	-0.3%
Hispanic	1.4%	3.39%	142.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.71%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%