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The Perz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 890 people carried this name — #27,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 908 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Perz surname

From Polish perz.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Perz» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

2,453 people named Perz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,678 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 1,367
Masovian 221
Silesian 144
Holy Cross 125
Lubusz 111
Lower Silesian 100
Lesser Poland 98
West Pomeranian 81

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Perz.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Pas-de-Calais 15
Nord 14
Gard 5
Loire 4
Moselle 4
Oise 3
Saône-et-Loire 3
Val-d’Oise 1

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

Who carried it

People named Perz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bertrand Perz
    Bertrand Perz 1958– · university teacher
  • Zygmunt Perz 1930–2024 · Catholic priest
  • Mirosław Perz 1933–2023 · conductor
  • Gottfried Perz 1957– · mathematician
  • Marcus Perz 1964–2013 · printer
  • Rudolf Perz 1972– · association football coach

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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