Perez surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Perez surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 488,521 people carried this name — #29 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 552 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 12,836 people named Perez.

6,232 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6,232
Hauts-de-Seine 760
Hérault 622
Bouches-du-Rhône 481
Paris 395
Rhône 385
Gironde 372
Essonne 315
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 282

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

4,589 people named Perez live in Switzerland.

They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 909
Zurich 905
Geneva 762
Bern 365
Aargau 212
Neuchâtel 144
Valais 140
Ticino 131

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 146 people named Perez live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 75
Limburg 27
Antwerp 16
Flemish Brabant 16
Liège 12

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

27 people named Perez have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 255 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 7
Lower Silesian 4
Opole 4
Silesian 4
Greater Poland 4
Subcarpathian 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Perez in American newspapers,
1905–1963.

Newspaper page from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic carrying the name Perez
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic 1905-10-08
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Perez
The Herald 1916-03-16
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Perez
El Tucsonense 1925-04-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 140,961 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Perez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francesco Paolo Perez
    Francesco Paolo Perez 1812–1892 · writer
  • Giovanni Perez
    Giovanni Perez 1873–1959 · politician
  • Zwi Perez Chajes
    Zwi Perez Chajes 1876–1927 · rabbi
  • Marcel Perez
    Marcel Perez 1884–1929 · screenwriter
  • Leander Perez
    Leander Perez 1891–1969 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 250 lives in all are documented under this name.

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