Last Name PERALTA

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Not available

Origin	Jewish, Spanish, Chilean, Maltese, Portuguese

Rank	1,305 (2000 US census)	2,048 (1990 US census)

Count	24,713 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

6.38%, or 1577 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.38%, or 94 total occurrences, as black,
8.28%, or 2046 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.51%, or 126 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.13%, or 279 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
83.32%, or 20591 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Surnames that make great first names

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Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...