Parcel Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Parcel Surname Definition:

A probable corruption of ' Par Oiel! ' "By Heaven," an oath habitually employed by the first bearer, and so becoming his sobriquet.

Parcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:588,40748,054
France341:1,953,609166,012
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Romania311:647,67345,663
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Wales221:140,66110,115
India81:95,883,173728,828
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

The alternate forms: Pàrcel (1) are calculated separately.

Parcel (61) may also be a first name.

Parcel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A probable corruption of ' Par Oiel! ' "By Heaven," an oath habitually employed by the first bearer, and so becoming his sobriquet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parcel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parcel (Arabic: بارسل) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pàrcel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parcel? popularity and diffusion

Parcel is the 424,145th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name Parcel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Parcel are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Parcel is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 61 people.

The surname Parcel is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States Parcel is most numerous in: Iowa, where 16 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Parcel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parcel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Parcel last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parcel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Parcel last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parcel are 11.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Parcel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $39,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.97% less than the national average, earning $41,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pàrcel941/
Parcell922,662/
Parchel928/
Parciel922/
Parscel922/
Parczel921/
Pearcel920/
Parcl913/
Parchell8621/
Partchel8610/
Parschel860/
Pearcell860/
Porcel8317,180/
Parsel83156/
Parkel83143/
Parcil8327/
Parzel8312/
Pórcel8311/
Parjel834/
Pargel831/
Parchl831/
Pòrcel831/
Pearcl830/
Parcll830/
Pearchell801/
Parcelová801/
Parschael800/
Parsell771,956/
Pourcel771,067/
Porcell77445/
Porciel77389/
Parkell77102/
Porczel7762/
Porchel7738/
Pargell7714/
Partsel773/
Pargiel772/
Parzell772/
Parjell772/
Parzelt771/
Porcelh771/
Paarkel771/
Parchil770/
Paursel770/
Pearsel770/
Porscel770/
Parrcil770/
Parcill770/
Parshel770/
Parzl7378/
Parxl731/
Parkl731/
Pourchel71132/
Pearsell71105/
Pourciel7176/
Parshell716/
Pearcill716/
Parclová714/
Pourcell713/
Peurcell713/
Porschel712/
Parquiel712/
Portchel711/
Porchell711/
Parschil711/
Parseell711/
Parssell711/
Porciell711/
Poorciel711/
Pearssel710/
Parquell710/
Peargell710/
Porzel67315/
Porcil67257/
Parsil67140/
Porsel6741/
Parqul6724/
Parkil6720/
Parschill6714/
Porgel6712/
Parzil673/
Pourcl671/
Porschell671/
Porceł671/
Parshl671/
Parxil671/
Parshelll670/

Parcel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parcel in the Arabic language
بارسلbarsl-

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