US Population With Last Name Perkins 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 126,951 people in the US whose last name was Perkins, and the rate of occurence of the Perkins last name was 47.06 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Perkins identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (71.52%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.95%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.76%).

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

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Non-Hisp Black
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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Perkins last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 90795 71.52
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 30405 23.95
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 2234 1.76
Hispanic or Latino 2069 1.63
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 901 0.71
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 546 0.43