Last names beginning with P

Last names from PEQUENO to PERZINSKI

Each of the names is displayed with corresponding data on the name's rank and the number of time it shows up in census. Some surnames are also augmented with information about their origins and meanings. Names are sorted in alphabetical order.

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Pequeno	22,481	50,049		1,068	Jewish
Pequignot	41,060			501	Belgian
Per	103,706			160	Jewish	Name PER is a Latin ...
Pera	8,741	19,498		3,461	Jewish
Peragallo	96,033			176	Greek
Peragine	36,572	42,532		577	Italian
Peraino	36,328			582	Italian
Peraita	86,341			201	Spanish
Perakis	72,237			251
Peral	46,000	69,200		437	Jewish
Perala	46,839			427	Finnish
Peraldo	130,443			120
Perales	2,850	3,735		11,558	Spanish
Peralez	14,325	11,655		1,918
Peralta	1,305	2,048		24,713	Jewish
Peralto	89,549	25,241		192
Peranio	116,123	20,033		139
Perantoni	144,908			105
Perasso	123,314			129
Perata	59,916			315	Italian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Peratt	135,837			114
Perault	63,632	31,358		293	Creole
Peraza	7,660	8,109		4,005	Spanish
Perazzo	43,546	39,617		467	Italian
Perce	73,154	54,976		247	Hungarian
Percefull	127,948			123
Percell	23,237	23,505		1,024	Hungarian
Percer	141,788			108
Percey	96,918	79,939		174		Local: The renowned ...
Perch	60,083	50,048		314	English	Nickname: The perch,...
Percha	110,523			148
Perches	53,047	37,171		366
Perchez	108,153			152
Perciavalle	129,619			121
Perciballi	89,895	69,199		191
Percic	147,095			103	Slovenian
Percich	150,436			100	Croatian
Percifield	41,722	31,357		491
Perciful	103,193	35,019		161
Percival	9,475	11,325		3,147	English	The son of Percival.

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Percle	32,567	45,939		665
Percoco	61,058			308	Italian
Perconti	139,757			110
Percoski	121,058			132
Percy	7,631	5,808		4,015	English	Local: Of Perci, a p...
Perdew	26,104	39,616		882
Perdido	147,095			103	Spanish
Perdieu	143,847			106	Belgian
Perdigao	125,639			126	Jewish
Perdigon	120,330			133	Spanish
Perdikis	150,436			100
Perdomo	4,934	7,807		6,544	Jewish
Perdon	120,330			133	Spanish
Perdue	2,085	1,758		15,958	Native American
Pere	43,058	27,277		473	Slovenian
Perea	3,700	4,658		8,808	Spanish
Pereau	131,366			119	Belgian
Perec	80,502			219	Russian	Name PEREC is a Lati...
Pereda	13,386	17,616		2,087	Spanish
Peredia	80,812			218

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Peredo	43,546	25,240		467	Spanish
Perego	70,679	37,170		258
Peregoy	29,964	50,047		739
Peregrim	124,109			128
Peregrin	90,252			190	Spanish
Peregrina	40,335			511	Spanish
Peregrine	70,473			259	English	The son of Peregrine...
Peregrino	33,690	50,046		638	Jewish
Pereida	23,986	28,503		982
Pereira	1,428	1,940		22,921	Jewish
Pereiro	134,929	61,245		115	Jewish
Perek	129,619			121	Hungarian
Perel	41,448			495	Jewish
Pereles	147,095			103	Hungarian
Perell	112,365			145	Jewish
Perella	33,653	45,938		639	Italian
Perelli	61,855			303	Italian
Perello	63,141			296	Spanish
Perelman	33,380	35,018		645	Jewish
Perelmuter	131,366			119	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perer	136,783			113
Perera	10,176	13,190		2,909	Jewish
Pereria	82,019	61,244		214
Peres	6,528	6,634		4,793	Jewish
Peress	139,757			110	Jewish
Peressini	150,436	69,197		100
Peret	71,372	39,615		255	Spanish
Peretti	34,904	35,017		612	Italian
Peretto	95,567			177
Peretz	39,176	37,169		529	Jewish
Perey	68,973	69,196		266	Belgian
Pereyda	49,767	61,243		396
Pereyra	10,725	9,411		2,731	Spanish
Perez	29	42		488,521	Spanish	Son of Pedro. The na...
Perezchica	61,544			305
Perezcruz	106,477			155
Perezdiaz	106,477			155
Perezflores	122,534			130
Perezgarcia	38,464			541
Perezgomez	100,663			166

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perezgonzalez	63,450			294
Perezhernandez	51,024			384
Perezlopez	54,152			357	Spanish
Perezmartinez	58,397			325
Pereznegron	88,083			196
Perezortiz	127,186			124
Perezperez	47,735			417	Spanish
Perezramirez	91,801			186
Perezreyes	120,330			133
Perezrodriguez	63,297			295
Perezsanchez	75,695			237
Pereztorres	118,954			135
Perezvargas	135,837			114
Perfater	134,037	54,975		116
Perfect	48,021	50,045		414	English	Nickname: The perfec...
Perfecto	47,838	26,185		416	Spanish
Perfetti	27,361	23,504		830	Spanish
Perfetto	28,460			789	Italian
Perfitt	150,436			100
Pergament	96,033			176	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Pergande	39,824	20,032		519
Perge	144,908			105	Hungarian
Perger	105,374			157	Jewish
Pergerson	84,310	61,242		207
Pergola	31,658	29,851		690	Italian
Pergolizzi	81,700			215
Pergram	86,341	37,168		201
Pergrem	141,788			108
Perhach	79,115			224	Slovakian
Perhacs	101,654			164	Slovakian
Perham	20,711	14,796		1,187	English	Local: Of Perham, a ...
Peri	28,049	25,239		804	Jewish
Peria	107,038	61,241		154
Perian	118,954			135	Romanian
Periard	82,691			212	French
Peric	64,008			291	Slovenian
Perica	134,929			115	Croatian
Pericak	127,948			123	Croatian
Perich	33,653	50,044		639	Croatian
Pericles	71,610			254	Haitian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perico	103,193	29,850		161
Periera	93,006	25,238		183	Guam
Perigo	29,447	45,937		756
Perilla	83,301			210
Perilli	52,077	31,356		375	Italian
Perillo	10,986	13,684		2,656	Italian
Perilloux	57,252	69,195		333
Periman	53,047			366
Perimutter	143,847			106
Perin	20,693	17,615		1,188	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perina	65,492	79,935		283	Slovakian
Perine	19,953	14,795		1,245
Perini	25,735	35,016		899	Italian
Perino	18,129	16,044		1,417	Italian
Perio	127,948			123
Peris	57,090			334	Jewish
Perish	84,968	69,194		205
Perisho	61,855	50,043		303
Perisic	120,330			133	Croatian
Perito	64,572			288	Italian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Peritore	95,567			177
Peritz	86,992			199	Jewish
Perius	90,652			189
Perk	62,236			301	Belgian
Perkel	90,652			189	Jewish
Perkerson	86,992	50,042		199
Perkes	47,838	54,974		416
Perkett	67,113			275	South african
Perkey	21,791	28,502		1,113
Perkin	33,782	20,031		636	English	The son of Pater, fr...
Perkins	212	161		126,951		From 'Peir' or 'Pete...
Perkinson	13,256	14,794		2,111	English	The son of Pater, fr...
Perkis	142,819			107
Perko	21,142	27,276		1,157	Finnish	Name PERKO is a Lati...
Perkoski	86,341	69,193		201	Polish
Perkovic	96,918			174	Slovenian
Perkovich	40,987			502	Croatian
Perkowski	19,657	31,355		1,269	Polish
Perks	19,618	33,081		1,272	South african
Perky	138,741			111	Hungarian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perl	14,168	17,198		1,945	Jewish
Perla	14,064	20,618		1,965	Jewish
Perlas	71,610	50,041		254
Perlaza	91,404			187
Perlberg	66,274			279	Jewish
Perle	73,659			245	Mauritian
Perleberg	48,567			408	Hungarian
Perlee	114,852			141
Perler	136,783	69,192		113	English	The pearler, seeming...
Perlera	90,652			189
Perles	92,217			185	Jewish
Perley	28,790	28,501		778	Hungarian
Perlich	80,502	54,972		219	German
Perlick	66,476			278		Name PERLICK is a La...
Perlik	134,929			115	Hungarian	Name PERLIK is a Lat...
Perlin	34,904	45,936		612	Jewish	Male name PERLIN is ...
Perline	141,788			108	Jewish
Perlinger	80,216			220	Jewish
Perlis	79,394			223	Jewish
Perlman	8,302	7,463		3,669	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perlmutter	17,377	22,739		1,498	Jewish
Perloff	74,675	61,240		241	Jewish	Male name PERLOFF is...
Perlongo	106,477			155
Perlow	35,106	29,849		608	Jewish	Male name PERLOW is ...
Perlowitz	127,948			123	Jewish
Perlowski	91,801			186
Perlson	131,366	79,933		119	Jewish
Perlstein	26,306	27,275		873	Jewish
Perman	26,538	42,531		864	Jewish	Name PERMAN is a Lat...
Permann	58,397	79,932		325	Jewish
Permar	84,310			207
Permaul	70,906			257
Perme	96,033			176	Hungarian
Permenter	15,710	9,199		1,707
Permut	147,095			103	Jewish
Permuy	128,797			122
Perna	9,002	11,654		3,340	Italian
Pernal	81,414			216	Hungarian
Pernas	61,713			304	Jewish
Pernell	11,428	8,802		2,530

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perner	98,298			171	Hungarian
Pernett	149,328			101
Perney	118,236	45,935		136
Perng	99,725	69,191		168
Pernia	80,502			219	Spanish
Pernicano	103,193			161
Pernice	30,324	24,335		728	Jewish
Perniciaro	50,366	79,930		390	Italian
Pernick	63,632			293
Pernicone	146,011			104
Perno	39,176	61,239		529	Italian
Pernot	110,523			148	Creole
Pernsteiner	85,643			203
Pero	12,757	11,170		2,220	Jewish
Perodin	138,741			111	Haitian
Peron	37,640	39,614		556	Jewish
Perona	32,267	35,015		673	Spanish
Perone	16,819	19,497		1,562	Italian
Peroni	53,782	39,613		360	Italian
Peronto	73,659			245

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Peros	53,420	45,934		363	Croatian
Perosi	134,929			115	Hungarian
Perot	36,999	42,530		568	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perotti	25,991	25,237		887	Jewish
Perotto	149,328			101
Peroutka	52,289	39,612		373	Czech
Perovic	111,740			146	Slovenian
Perovich	51,945			376	Croatian	Name PEROVICH is a L...
Perow	122,534	61,236		130	Russian	Male name PEROW is a...
Perozo	81,414	54,971		216	Spanish
Perozzi	83,965			208
Perpall	107,038	42,529		154
Perper	84,631	69,189		206
Perpetua	101,157			165	Portuguese
Perpich	58,553			324	Hungarian
Perque	110,523	50,039		148	Belgian
Perr	70,473	54,970		259	Hungarian
Perra	41,320	37,167		497	Italian
Perras	24,243	16,404		969
Perrault	9,563	9,410		3,119	French

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perraut	124,109			128	Belgian
Perre	111,119	69,188		147	Belgian
Perreault	7,084	3,834		4,355	French
Perreca	133,114			117
Perreira	14,212	8,258		1,937	Portuguese
Perrell	47,575	79,927		419
Perrella	33,876	24,334		634	Italian
Perrelli	34,949	79,926		611	Italian
Perrello	115,489			140
Perren	48,021			414	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perrenoud	56,120	50,038		341	Belgian
Perrera	71,372	39,611		255
Perret	21,947	21,337		1,102	Jewish
Perrett	23,547	23,503		1,005	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perretta	28,375	31,354		792	Italian
Perrette	66,476	79,925		278	Belgian
Perretti	58,257	39,610		326	Italian
Perrey	81,100			217	French
Perrez	79,115	37,166		224	Belgian
Perri	7,155	6,844		4,303	Italian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perricelli	97,848			172
Perricone	24,061	45,933		978	Italian
Perrie	56,526			338	Irish
Perriello	48,469	54,969		409	Italian
Perrien	57,705	50,037		330	Belgian
Perrier	22,011	21,999		1,098	English	Local: At the pear-t...
Perriera	146,011			104
Perrigan	56,526	54,968		338
Perrigin	78,326			227
Perrigo	16,147	14,210		1,646		Local: From 'Perigeu...
Perrill	74,957	42,528		240
Perrilloux	64,385	79,924		289
Perriman	77,742			229	Irish
Perrin	2,948	4,004		11,222	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perrine	6,345	6,843		4,941
Perring	87,729	79,923		197	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perrington	93,427	42,527		182
Perrini	78,549			226
Perrino	19,642	25,236		1,270	Italian
Perrins	59,453	28,500		318	English	The son of Peter, fr...

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perris	48,380	29,848		410	Greek
Perritano	142,819			107
Perritt	19,554	39,609		1,277	Falkland
Perritte	85,297			204
Perrizo	80,812			218	French
Perro	31,738	19,496		688	Greek
Perrodin	35,585	18,513		598
Perron	6,799	4,241		4,568	Italian
Perrone	5,319	5,436		6,032	Italian
Perroni	93,427			182
Perronne	104,819			158
Perros	149,328			101
Perrot	47,838	79,921		416	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perrott	30,023	39,608		737	English	The son of Peter, fr...
Perrotta	9,097	8,801		3,302	Italian
Perrotte	78,326			227
Perrotti	22,336	26,184		1,076	Italian
Perrotto	64,750			287	Italian
Perrow	45,149	45,932		447	South african
Perrucci	83,004	61,235		211	Italian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perruccio	110,523			148
Perruso	144,908			105
Perruzzi	99,725	54,966		168
Perry	97	84		212,644	English	Local: At the pery. ...
Perryman	3,638	2,541		8,974	English	The servant of Perry...
Perrymond	129,619			121
Pers	149,328	69,187		101	Belgian
Persad	22,538	27,274		1,065	Indian
Persails	141,788			108
Persak	118,236			136	Croatian
Persall	51,024	69,186		384
Persaud	3,766	5,807		8,649	Indian
Persch	85,643	79,919		203	Hungarian
Perschall	148,244	61,234		102
Perschau	138,741			111
Perschbacher	57,252	54,965		333
Perschke	75,219			239
Perschon	95,567			177
Perse	86,657			200	Romanian
Persechino	88,083	29,847		196

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Persell	50,055			393
Persenaire	124,872			127	Belgian
Perser	119,644			134	Jewish
Persha	80,502			219	Slovenian
Pershall	54,020	22,738		358
Pershin	137,816			112	Russian	Male name PERSHIN is...
Pershing	21,880	37,165		1,107
Persi	122,534			130	Croatian
Persia	81,414	69,184		216	Romanian
Persiani	93,006			183	Greek
Persic	138,741			111	Slovenian
Persich	143,847			106	Croatian
Persichetti	48,469	29,846		409	Italian
Persichilli	85,643			203
Persick	93,427			182
Persico	19,898	29,845		1,249	Italian
Persilver	117,538			137
Persin	66,676			277	Slovenian
Persing	21,230	25,235		1,152	Austrian
Persinger	6,565	7,309		4,761	Hungarian

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perske	100,663			166
Perski	141,788			108
Persky	30,868	39,606		712	Jewish
Persley	40,690	27,273		506
Persohn	88,083			196
Person	1,719	1,680		19,129	Jewish
Persona	134,037			116
Personett	59,769			316
Personette	53,047	69,183		366
Personius	51,945	42,526		376	Swedish
Persons	8,509	8,176		3,565
Persoon	123,314			129	Belgian
Persson	13,771	31,353		2,017	Swedish	Son of Per.
Persun	88,083			196	Croatian
Persyn	60,390	79,917		312	Dutch
Perszyk	102,691			162
Pert	50,903	54,964		385	English	The son of Perot.
Pertee	85,643	54,963		203
Perteet	53,782	54,962		360
Perticone	96,033			176

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Pertierra	148,244			102
Pertile	62,775			298	Italian
Pertl	99,725			168	Hungarian
Perttula	106,477			155
Pertuit	46,523	20,617		431
Pertuset	105,905			156
Pertuz	107,038			154
Pertz	86,341			201	Jewish
Pertzborn	73,412			246
Peru	28,256	20,030		797	Portuguese
Perucca	95,091			178
Perucci	143,847			106
Peruch	131,366			119	Croatian
Perucho	125,639			126
Perugini	25,060	24,333		929	Italian
Perugino	127,948			123
Perullo	93,427			182
Perumal	78,035			228	Indian
Perun	71,143	45,931		256	Polish	Name PERUN is a Lati...
Perusek	114,852			141

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perusich	116,123			139	Croatian
Peruski	47,654			418
Peruso	144,908			105
Perusquia	118,236			136
Perusse	36,917	35,013		570	Belgian
Peruzzi	43,708	35,012		465	Italian
Pervaiz	83,965			208	Pakistani
Pervan	142,819			107	Croatian
Perveen	93,841			181	Pakistani
Pervez	62,577			299	Pakistani
Pervier	111,740			146
Pervin	99,725			168	Jewish
Pervis	56,120	28,499		341	South african
Pery	89,895	42,525		191	Irish
Peryea	60,230			313
Peryer	91,801			186
Perz	25,547	16,403		908	Jewish
Perzan	76,700			233	Polish
Perzanowski	80,216	50,036		220
Perze	124,109	54,961		128
Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Perzel	105,905			156	Slovakian
Perzinski	150,436			100