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 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.

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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