Find out how popular the last name Pewo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pewo.

Pewo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pewo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pewo in America

Pewo is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pewo surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pewo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pewo to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pewo

The surname PEWO is of Germanic origin, tracing its roots back to the 9th century in the region that is now modern-day Germany. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "pewo," which meant "peacock." This suggests that the name might have initially been used as a nickname for someone with a proud or ostentatious demeanor, or perhaps as a descriptor for someone who worked with peacocks or other exotic birds.

One of the earliest known references to the name PEWO can be found in a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of St. Gallen, dated around 1150 CE. The document mentions a "Pewo von Augsburg," which suggests that the name was already in use in the region of Augsburg, Bavaria, during the 12th century.

In the 13th century, records from the Duchy of Saxony mention a "Henricus Pewo," who was a nobleman and landowner in the region. This indicates that the name had gained some prominence and was associated with nobility during this time period.

The earliest known individual with the surname PEWO was Johannes Pewo, born in 1342 in the town of Erfurt, in what is now the state of Thuringia, Germany. He was a renowned scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Prague and authored several influential works on philosophy and theology.

Another notable figure in the history of the PEWO name was Margarethe Pewo, born in 1512 in Nuremberg. She was a prominent member of the city's guild of weavers and is credited with developing several innovative techniques in textile production that helped establish Nuremberg as a center of the textile industry during the Renaissance.

In the 16th century, the name PEWO also appears in records from the Netherlands, suggesting that some families bearing this surname had migrated from Germany to the Low Countries. One such individual was Pieter Pewo, born in 1568 in Amsterdam, who was a successful merchant and ship owner involved in the Dutch East India Company's trade with the East Indies.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the PEWO name continued to be found in various parts of Germany, with several individuals achieving prominence in fields such as academia, law, and the military. For example, Johann Pewo (1628-1701) was a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Leipzig, while Friedrich Pewo (1742-1816) was a Prussian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pewo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pewo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pewo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pewo has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pewo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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