Explore the Family Name Periman

The meaning of Periman

English: variant of Perryman. This surname has now died out in Britain.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Periman decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 53,047 out of all surnames in the United States but fell to rank 58,604 in 2010, indicating a decline of 10.48 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a decrease, dropping from 366 in 2000 to 346 in 2010, down by 5.46 percent. Consequently, for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the surname Periman went down by 14.29 percent, from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#58,604	-10.48%
Count	366	346	-5.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Periman

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Periman from 2000 to 2010. The largest proportion of Perimans identify as White, though this percentage fell slightly from 93.17 percent in 2000 to 91.04 percent in 2010. The second most common ethnicity associated with the surname is Hispanic, which saw growth over the period, increasing from 2.73 percent to 4.62 percent. The number of Perimans identifying as Black declined by 33.79 percent. Notably, the census began recording individuals who identify with two or more races in 2010, and 2.02 percent of Perimans fell into this category. There were no recorded Perimans of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native descent during either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.17%	91.04%	-2.29%
Hispanic	2.73%	4.62%	69.23%
Two or More Races	0%	2.02%	0%
Black	2.19%	1.45%	-33.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.64%	0%	0%