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The Peron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 566 people carried this name — #38,948 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 556 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Peron surname

Borrowed from either Spanish Perón or French Péron.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Peron» (English), 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 6,764 people named Peron.

104 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Finistère.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 104
Finistère 3,293
Côtes-d’Armor 394
Pas-de-Calais 392
Paris 340
Morbihan 309
Loire-Atlantique 149
Loiret 140
Yvelines 134

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 665 people named Peron live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 250
Córdoba 153
Chaco 65
Mendoza 54
Catamarca 38
Santa Fe 32
City of Buenos Aires 20
La Pampa 18

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

406 people named Peron have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 466 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 105
Silesian 88
Holy Cross 76
Lower Silesian 45
West Pomeranian 28
Subcarpathian 16
Masovian 14
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9

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 33 people named Peron 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 Hainaut.

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

Where they live today

Hainaut 14
Namur 12
Flemish Brabant 7

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

Who carried it

People named Peron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maria Peron
    Maria Peron 1915–1976 · nurse
  • Maria Peron
    Maria Peron 1915–1976 · nurse
  • Louise Peron-Labroue 1763–1850 · miniature painter
  • Dennis Peron 1945–2018 · politician
  • Françoise Peron 1952– · politician
  • Edmar Peron 1965– · Catholic priest

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Peron.

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