Last Name PETER

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Meaning	The son of Peter. This personal name has naturally been tha parent of many forms and variations: Parkin, Parnall, Perkinm Perkinson, Parkinson, Peterman, etc. A rock.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Spanish, Dutch, German, Polish, Swiss, Native American, Irish, Slovakian, Slovenian, Croatian, Romanian, Assyrian, Ugandan, Austrian, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian, Pakistani

Rank	3,758 (2000 US census)	3,556 (1990 US census)

Count	8,662 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.87%, or 6745 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.03%, or 609 total occurrences, as black,
6.78%, or 587 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
3.71%, or 321 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.07%, or 179 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.55%, or 221 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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

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