The Pete surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,312 people carried this name — #7,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 203 people named Pete.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Vendée.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Pete live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Poland’s population register
24 people named Pete have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pete.
- Pesci 426 · U.S. census
- Pesin 143 · U.S. census
- Pessin 323 · U.S. census
- Pesson 145 · U.S. census
- Pestana 1,248 · U.S. census
- Pestel 174 · U.S. census
- Petel 187 · U.S. census
- Peter 8,662 · U.S. census
- Petermann 970 · U.S. census
- Peters 134,231 · U.S. census
- Petersen 55,185 · U.S. census
- Petesch 227 · U.S. census
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