The Perl surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,945 people carried this name — #14,168 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
78 people named Perl live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Perl.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
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
41 people named Perl have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 66 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Perl 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Perl.
- Perine 1,245 · U.S. census
- Perini 899 · U.S. census
- Perino 1,417 · U.S. census
- Perio 123 · U.S. census
- Peris 334 · U.S. census
- Perkins 126,951 · U.S. census
- Perles 185 · U.S. census
- Perlin 612 · U.S. census
- Perna 3,340 · U.S. census
- Perney 136 · U.S. census
- Pernice 728 · U.S. census
- Pernot 148 · U.S. census
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