US Population With Last Name Peoples By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 17,664 people in the US whose last name was Peoples, and the rate of occurence of the Peoples last name was 6.55 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Peoples identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (55.93%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (39.95%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (2.29%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Peoples By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Peoples last name.

US Population With Last Name Peoples By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 9879 55.93
Non Hispanic White Alone 7057 39.95
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 405 2.29
Hispanic or Latino 205 1.16
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 87 0.49
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.18