Peru Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Peru shows up clearly in official surname statistics. In the 2010 US Census, 818 Americans gave Peru as their last name (rank 29,019). 64% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. French civil records give 1,835 births under the name Peru from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Peru coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Where the name comes from

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Peru, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Peru sounds close to Poer, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Peru family name pack.