Explore the Family Name Pershall

The meaning of Pershall

Americanized form of German Perschall, a variant of Parschall (see Parshall); alternatively, a variant of Perschel, from a pet form of Persch, a short form of Berthold or Peter in the border area with Czechia.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pershall has decreased moderately between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pershall ranked as the 54,020th most popular surname and this rank dropped to 59,901 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 10.89%. Additionally, the count of individuals with the Pershall surname also fell slightly, from 358 in 2000 to 337 in 2010, indicating a decline of about 5.87%. The proportion of the Pershall surname per 100,000 people also declined by 15.38%, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#59,901	-10.89%
Count	358	337	-5.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pershall

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Pershall surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of 0.71% over the decade. Notably, there was a rise in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black remained at 0% for both years. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a minor decrease of 6.73%, while those identifying with two or more races declined by 29.08%, from 2.51% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.85%	93.18%	-0.71%
Hispanic	0%	2.37%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.23%	2.08%	-6.73%
Two or More Races	2.51%	1.78%	-29.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%