Last Name PEAT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: A delicate person, a pampered pet; the older form of 'pet.' Also, local, 'at the peat,' from residence tehreby.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Falkland

Rank 26,191 (2000 US census) 22,003 (1990 US census)
Count 878 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.11%, or 677 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.45%, or 162 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.82%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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