US Population With Last Name Peters 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 134,231 people in the US whose last name was Peters, and the rate of occurence of the Peters last name was 49.76 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Peters identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (85.16%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.45%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.73%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Peters 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 Peters last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 114311 85.16
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 12685 9.45
Hispanic or Latino 2322 1.73
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 2067 1.54
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1799 1.34
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1047 0.78