Explore the Family Name Peris

The meaning of Peris

1. Catalan: patronymic from the Catalan personal name Pere, an equivalent of Peter (compare Perez). 2. Greek: variant of Perris. 3. Croatian (Periš): from the personal name Periš, a derivative of Pero, a pet form of Petar (see Peter). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Eduardo, Jose, Luis, Vicente.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Peris had a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 57,090 and fell to 66,164 by 2010, representing a change of -15.89%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also declined during this period, with a count of 334 in 2000 decreasing to 299 in 2010, reflecting a -10.48% change. The proportion per 100k similarly fell by -16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#66,164	-15.89%
Count	334	299	-10.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peris

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Peris, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 10.48% to 11.71%. Those reporting two or more races dropped from 4.79% to 4.01%, while those identifying as White decreased from 61.98% to 56.86%. Notably, the Hispanic representation saw a significant increase of 32.03%, rising from 19.76% to 26.09%. The proportion of people identifying as Black was recorded as 2.99% in 2000 but was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There was no data available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.98%	56.86%	-8.26%
Hispanic	19.76%	26.09%	32.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.48%	11.71%	11.74%
Two or More Races	4.79%	4.01%	-16.28%
Black	2.99%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%