Explore the Family Name Perlich

The meaning of Perlich

1. German: variant of Perlick. 2. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Perlić: nickname derived from perla ‘pearl’ (see Perla). 3. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Prlić: patronymic from a pet form of personal names beginning with Pr-, or a nickname or an occupational name derived from prl(j)iti ‘to steam, to burn’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ilse.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perlich has decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 80,502 in popularity but dropped to 88,336 in 2010 — a decrease of around 9.73%. The count of people with this surname also diminished during this period from 219 to 210, marking a decline of approximately 4.11%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of this surname declined by 12.5% from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,502	#88,336	-9.73%
Count	219	210	-4.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perlich

In terms of ethnicity, the census data shows that most individuals with the Perlich surname identify as White, with percentages of 99.09 in 2000 and 98.57 in 2010. This indicates a slight decrease in the proportion of White individuals carrying the Perlich surname over this decade. No changes were recorded among those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or More Races. These figures remained at zero throughout both years, implying no representation of these ethnicities within the population of people named Perlich. This information is also based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.09%	98.57%	-0.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%