Explore the Family Name Peto

The meaning of Peto

1. English: habitational name from a short form of Anglo-Norman French Peitevin (Old French Poitevin), signifying a man from Poitou, or from a form of Poitou itself. 2. Hungarian (Pető): from a pet form of the personal name Péter, Hungarian form of Peter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Peto has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,463 in commonality, but by 2010 it had slipped to 37,848 - a drop of 3.8%. Despite this slide in ranking, the count of individuals with the Peto surname actually increased from 579 to 587 during this period, indicating a growth rate of 1.38%. The proportion per 100,000 people however, decreased by 4.76% from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#37,848	-3.8%
Count	579	587	1.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peto

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Peto also shifted slightly from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.16% of those with this surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 92.67% by 2010. During the same period, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.86% to 2.56%, a change of 197.67%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0 to 1.53%, while the proportion identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.90% to 1.53%. The percentage identifying as Black dropped entirely from 1.38% in 2000 to 0 in 2010. No data was available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.16%	92.67%	-2.62%
Hispanic	0.86%	2.56%	197.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.53%	0%
Two or More Races	1.9%	1.53%	-19.47%
Black	1.38%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%