Explore the Family Name Perschke

The meaning of Perschke

Germanized form of Sorbian P’eršk and Pjeršk: from dialect variants of Lower Sorbian p’ersk, Upper Sorbian pjersk ‘bass’ (fish), applied as a nickname for a small, dowdy looking person, and probably also as a metonymic occupational name for a fish dealer. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ewald, Gerhard, Gerhart, Helmut, Klaus, Uwe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Perschke saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 75,219 in 2000 to 82,908 in 2010, marking a decrease of 10.22%. The count of individuals with the Perschke surname also experienced a drop from 239 in 2000 to 227 in 2010; a change represented by a -5.02% shift. Accordingly, the proportion of the Perschke surname per 100,000 people also showed a downward trend, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010, indicating an 11.11% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#82,908	-10.22%
Count	239	227	-5.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perschke

In terms of ethnicity, data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Perschke surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 99% of the Perschke individuals identified as White, a figure that slightly increased to 99.12% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Perschke surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	99.12%	0.12%
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%