Peter Lord
There are approximately 33 people named Peter Lord living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Peter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lord. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
33
1 in 10,386,495
Named Peter
411K
Alive today
Named Lord
27K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 411K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 53
Estimated bearers: 27K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,535
Per 100K: 7.93
Top ancestry: White (88.2%)
First name trend
Peter: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Peter. The peak year was 1957 with 11,629 births. The average person named Peter today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lord surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lord, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.2%.
- White88.2%
- Black or African American5.4%
- Hispanic or Latino3.1%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Peter has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1198% of the US population, based on 410,601 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Lord appears at a rate of 7.93 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0079%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 33 people with the full name Peter Lord. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Peter
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Other people with the surname Lord
FAQ
Peter Lord: questions and answers
How many people are named Peter Lord?
We estimate approximately 33 people in the United States share the full name Peter Lord. That works out to about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1198%) with the surname frequency (7.93 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Peter Lord?
We classify Peter Lord as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,386,495 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Peter a male or female name?
Peter is predominantly male. Out of 589,576 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Peter profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.