Parent Surname
Approximately 37,133 people bear this surname
Parent Surname Definition:
(French) The father, probably a nickname; descendant of a priest, or other dignitary of the church.
Parent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 20,995 | 1:1,755 | 166 |
| France | 13,658 | 1:4,863 | 386 |
| Belgium | 1,835 | 1:6,265 | 790 |
| Haiti | 106 | 1:100,792 | 4,867 |
| Spain | 94 | 1:497,362 | 25,035 |
| Netherlands | 84 | 1:201,038 | 27,835 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,003 | 1:50,068 | 5,695 |
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.
Probably intended in the French sense of kinsman. A very early surname. Parent. H.R.
Parent Demographics
Average Parent Salary in
England
£19,058
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
Parent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parent in the Marathi language | ||
| परत | parata | - |
| Parent in the Russian language | ||
| Парент | parent | - |
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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.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parent
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