Paramor Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Paramor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the paramour,' a lover in an honest sense. But Chaucer says: 'My fourthe husbonde was a revellour, This is to sayn, he had a paramour.'

John Paramour, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Paramour, 1301.

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Paramor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:329,69324,334
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada481:767,61660,775
Wales151:206,30213,003
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113

Paramor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the paramour,' a lover in an honest sense. But Chaucer says: 'My fourthe husbonde was a revellour, This is to sayn, he had a paramour.'

John Paramour, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Paramour, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

1581. Robert Paramour and Katherine Warde: Marriage Lic. (London).

1623. Baptised — Mathew, s. Thomas Parramour: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. April 18, Whitehall. Captain Thomas Paramour, appointed to the Adventure': State Papers (Domestic).

1701. John Paramour and Mary Wallbanke, by banns: Canterbury Cathedral.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Lover, Sweet- heart [Middle English O. French par amour, by or for love; Latin per amor-em) Of paramours he sette nat a kers.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 3756.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Paramores, an old gentle family of Bagworth, Leicestershire, in the 16th and 17th centuries, are now rarely represented in the county (N.). Richard Paramor of this family contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected Spanish invasion in 1588 (Sp.). Paramor was the name of very old Kentish families of Ash, St. Nicholas - in - Thanet, Fordwich, Eastry, etc., now mostly extinct (Hasted's "Kent"). In the 13th century the name of Param'r occurred in Lincolnshire, and that of De Porremore in Devonshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Paramor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Paramor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Paramor (Hindi: परमोर, Marathi: परमोर, Russian: Парамор) is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Paramor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paramor? popularity and diffusion

Paramor is the 706,244th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Paramor live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Paramor is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 329,693. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 17 percent reside, Berkshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Paramor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paramor has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paramor Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Paramor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $41,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paramor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paramor in the Hindi language
परमोरparamora-
Paramor in the Marathi language
परमोरparamora-
Paramor in the Russian language
Параморparamor-

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