US Population With Last Name Persons 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 3,565 people in the US whose last name was Persons, and the rate of occurence of the Persons last name was 1.32 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Persons identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (88.02%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.25%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.46%).

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

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

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

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 3138 88.02
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 294 8.25
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 52 1.46
Hispanic or Latino 48 1.35
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.70
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8 0.22