Surname Checker / Peters
How Common Is the Last Name Peters?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Peters today
152,258
Ranked #205 of 162,254 published surnames · 46.62 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 137,513 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
82.86%
Black
10.41%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.98%
Hispanic
2.55%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.