Explore the Family Name Perrilloux

The meaning of Perrilloux

Altered form of French Perilloux.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perrilloux experienced a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Perrilloux was ranked 64,385th in terms of surname prevalence, but by 2010 it had dropped to 67,747th, representing a 5.22% decline. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Perrilloux surname increased marginally, from 289 in 2000 to 291 in 2010, a growth of 0.69%. However, as a proportion of the population per 100,000 people, the surname became slightly less common, falling by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#67,747	-5.22%
Count	289	291	0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perrilloux

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there were changes within the Perrilloux surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, a majority of those with the surname identified as Black (65.74%), followed by White (29.76%) and then those identifying with two or more races (3.11%). By 2010, while most still identified as Black, this proportion had decreased to 61.86%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as White increased to 32.65%, and the proportion identifying as of two or more races remained relatively stable at 3.09%. Notably, the 2010 census also marked the first time individuals with the Perrilloux surname identified as Hispanic (2.06%), while no individuals reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	65.74%	61.86%	-5.9%
White	29.76%	32.65%	9.71%
Two or More Races	3.11%	3.09%	-0.64%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%