Parchment Surname

97,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Parchment Surname Definition:

From the German, Pergament; a personal name.

Parchment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2,6341:1,090198
United States1,1901:304,58728,026
England5481:101,67510,703
Cayman Islands2491:25738
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Panama381:102,9543,886
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Parchment Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parchment occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Parchment.

How Common Is The Last Name Parchment? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,209th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,491,821 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Parchment are found; 59 percent are found in Caribbean and 59 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Parchment is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is held by 2,634 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Jamaica Parchment is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 57 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 25 percent are found and Surrey County, where 18 percent are found. Barring Jamaica it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Parchment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parchment has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Parchment last name rose 2,532 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.38% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pairchment952/
Partchment951/
Parchmen944/
Parhment943/
Parcment942/
Perchment894/
Parchmend892/
Parshment891/
Porchment890/
Parhmen880/
Parsmin6310/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parchment
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