Parchment Surname
Approximately 4,885 people bear this surname
Parchment Surname Definition:
From the German, Pergament; a personal name.
Parchment Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2,634 | 1:1,090 | 198 |
| United States | 1,190 | 1:304,587 | 28,026 |
| England | 548 | 1:101,675 | 10,703 |
| Cayman Islands | 249 | 1:257 | 38 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Parchment (11) may also be a first name.
Parchment Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the German, Pergament; a personal name.
Parchment Demographics
Average Male Parchment Height
178.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Parchment Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parchment Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Parchment is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Parchment? popularity and diffusion
It is the 97,209th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,491,821 people. Parchment occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Parchment live; 59 percent live in Caribbean and 59 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most common in Jamaica, where it is carried by 2,634 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Jamaica it is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall County, where 57 percent live, Middlesex County, where 25 percent live and Surrey County, where 18 percent live. Barring Jamaica this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Parchment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Parchment has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parchment last name grew 2,532 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 996 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parchment Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Parchment last name are 19.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.38% being registered with the political party.
The amount Parchment earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $49,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,641 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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