How Common Is the Last Name Person?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Person today

74,639

Ranked #496 of 162,254 published surnames · 22.85 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 67,411 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

45.58%

Black

34.51%

Asian / Pacific Islander

4.14%

Hispanic

12.88%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.