The Peller surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 931 people carried this name — #26,243 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is up 30% from 718 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Peller surname
A male surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Peller» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 63 people named Peller.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Hautes-Alpes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Peller have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 32 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Peller,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans Peller d. 1620
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Fanny Peller 1868–1942
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Konstantin Peller 1887–1969 · architect
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Sigismund Peller 1890–1985 · physician
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Sigismund Peller 1890–1985 · physician
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František Peller 1897–
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Peller.
- Pelissier 607 · U.S. census
- Pellas 109 · U.S. census
- Pelle 800 · U.S. census
- Pellegrin 2,080 · U.S. census
- Pellegrini 4,011 · U.S. census
- Pellegrino 7,398 · U.S. census
- Pellerin 3,259 · U.S. census
- Pellet 149 · U.S. census
- Pelletier 17,808 · U.S. census
- Pellicano 708 · U.S. census
- Pelliccia 383 · U.S. census
- Pellicer 367 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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