Explore the Family Name Perlin

The meaning of Perlin

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Perle (see Perel) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in. 2. German: from a pet form of Bernhard or a habitational name from a place so named near Schwerin, Mecklenburg. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Haim, Iren, Isaak, Meyer, Moisey, Yetta. Russian Boris, Arkadi, Igor, Mikhail, Yevgeniy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Perlin" saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,904 in popularity, and by 2010, it had dropped to 43,438, a change of -24.45%. The count of individuals with this name also saw a decline from 612 to 497 during this period, representing an overall drop of -18.79%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by -26.09%, from 0.23 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,904	#43,438	-24.45%
Count	612	497	-18.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.17	-26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perlin

Regarding ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, most bearers of the Perlin surname identify as White, with percentages of 96.24 in 2000 and 94.57 in 2010, showing a slight decrease of -1.74%. For those identifying as Hispanic, there was a significant increase of 112.22%, rising from 1.80 in 2000 to 3.82 in 2010. However, the percentage of Perlins identifying with two or more ethnicities dropped drastically from 1.31% to 0% within the same timeframe. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	94.57%	-1.74%
Hispanic	1.8%	3.82%	112.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.31%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%