Parent Surname

15,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Parent Surname Definition:

(French) The father, probably a nickname; descendant of a priest, or other dignitary of the church.

Parent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada20,9951:1,755166
France13,6581:4,863386
Belgium1,8351:6,265790
Haiti1061:100,7924,867
Spain941:497,36225,035
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0031:50,0685,695

Parent (445) may also be a first name.

Parent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The father, probably a nickname; descendant of a priest, or other dignitary of the church.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably intended in the French sense of kinsman. A very early surname. Parent. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parent (Marathi: परत, Russian: Парент) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,000th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Parent live; 57 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 406,288th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 445 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 20,995 people, or 1 in 1,755. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 79 percent reside, Ontario, where 13 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 3 percent reside. Beside Canada it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in France, where 37 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Parent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parent has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parent Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Parent earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 393% more than the national average, earning S/. 95,569 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.87% more than the national average, earning R 434,580 per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $43,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parente9242,954/
Parrent921,237/
Parient9223/
Parents9216/
Parenth9211/
Vparent923/
Pairent922/
Pharent921/
Parennt921/
Parentz921/
Paerent921/
Parzent920/
Pearent920/
Parentt920/
Paren919,683/
Parnt916/
Parentte866/
Parrents861/
Parrente861/
Pareente861/
Parrient860/
Parren83900/
Pareen83383/
Pearen83291/
Pareng83168/
Parzen83100/
Pahren8364/
Patren8349/
Paaren8337/
Pağren8328/
Parien8326/
Paroen8323/
Perent8320/
Pairen8317/
Pharen833/
Porent832/
Parend832/
Paraen832/
Paruen832/
Paremt831/
Parenk831/
Parnte831/
Parint831/
Parehn831/
Parenn831/
Pajren831/
Parrnt830/
Parndt830/
Parn80409/
Parentová809/
Peyrent7737/
Parreen7715/
Parrend7713/
Parengk7712/
Porente7711/
Parengh779/
Peirent778/
Parinte778/
Pasreen776/
Pharint776/
Paharen774/
Potrent774/
Parends773/
Pathren773/
Perrent773/
Paureng773/
Phareen772/
Payrien771/
Pharren771/
Pargeen771/
Parzeen771/
Paireng771/
Pearnte771/
Pairien771/
Pairren770/
Pfarren770/
Payrend770/
Parin734,365/
Pearn731,578/
Parne73872/
Parem73516/
Poren73197/
Pernt7352/
Parng7331/
Pharn7331/
Pornt7312/
Parén7310/
Paryn7310/
Pärnt739/
Paarn738/
Pairn737/
Parrn737/
Parnn735/
Parhn732/
Patrn731/
Payrn731/
Parìn731/
Parnd731/
Paurienė71169/
Parenova7123/
Parrenne713/
Patrends711/
Perrendt711/
Perrient710/
Patrin672,284/
Paring671,837/
Parina671,726/
Paruin671,465/
Parrin67756/
Pohren67729/
Parion67642/
Pairin67575/
Patryn67547/
Pajrin67455/
Patrem67285/
Pharin67192/
Pearne67159/
Peiren67145/
Pargin67140/
Pahrin67121/
Poreng67116/
Paryna67107/
Pharne6783/
Parîng6781/
Parind6776/
Parrem6761/
Pasrin6731/
Paurin6730/
Payrin6722/
Perend6720/
Pooren6717/
Parihn6711/
Payrng6710/
Parisn6710/
Parreñ6710/
Pahrne678/
Pareem678/
Peyren677/
Phoren676/
Paharn676/
Paryon676/
Pearin675/
Parzin675/
Perint674/
Parnne674/
Paarem674/
Perndt674/
Patrén674/
Patrne672/
Phearn672/
Pauryn672/
Porren671/
Poruen671/
Poiren671/
Pasrem671/
Phernt671/
Phornt671/
Porien671/
Parzyn671/
Parryn671/
Parimt671/
Paarin671/
Pharem671/
Pärend671/
Posren671/
Poreen671/
Phairn670/
Pearnn670/
Pearem670/
Pairne670/

Parent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parent in the Marathi language
परतparata-
Parent in the Russian language
Парентparent-

Search for Another Surname

Parent Reference & Research

Parrent FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parent
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis