The Peter surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,662 people carried this name — #3,758 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,200 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
7,113 people named Peter live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 3,073 people named Peter.
136 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 77 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
448 people named Peter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 677 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 106 people named Peter 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Peter.
- Pessin 323 · U.S. census
- Pesson 145 · U.S. census
- Pestana 1,248 · U.S. census
- Pestel 174 · U.S. census
- Pete 4,312 · U.S. census
- Petel 187 · 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
- Petet 179 · U.S. census
- Petion 436 · U.S. census
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