Explore the Family Name Perin

The meaning of Perin

1. Italian (Veneto): variant of Perino. 2. French (Périn) and English (of French origin): variant of Perrin. 3. Serbian and Croatian: patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Petar (see Peter, compare Peric 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Perin saw subtle changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 20,693 in frequency and slightly dropped to a rank of 21,260 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 2.74%. The count of individuals with the Perin surname, however, increased from 1,188 in 2000 to 1,233 in 2010, an increase of 3.79%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals declined by 4.55%, from 0.44 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,693	#21,260	-2.74%
Count	1,188	1,233	3.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.42	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perin

Discussing ethnicity based on the U.S. Decennial Census, the Perin surname saw interesting shifts in ethnic identity from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 1.77% to 3.00%, a significant increase of 69.49%. The Hispanic representation also rose from 5.64% to 9.89%, a substantial swell of 75.35%. Conversely, the proportion identifying as White decreased from 88.05% to 82.48%, a drop of 6.33%. Those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased by 23.02% and 19.61% respectively. The Black community, however, experienced a minor increase of 16.55%, moving from 2.78% to 3.24% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.05%	82.48%	-6.33%
Hispanic	5.64%	9.89%	75.35%
Black	2.78%	3.24%	16.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.77%	3%	69.49%
Two or More Races	1.26%	0.97%	-23.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.41%	-19.61%