Parenteau Surname

66,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Parenteau Surname Definition:

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

Parenteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,1501:8,8781,323
United States2,7891:129,96013,700
France5471:121,43118,380
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Parenteau 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

Parenteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parenteau is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parenteau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parenteau is the 66,204th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 967,673 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Parenteau live; 92 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 4,150 people, or 1 in 8,878. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 68 percent live, Alberta, where 10 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 9 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Parenteau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parenteau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parenteau last name rose 5,469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parenteau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parenteau surname are 11.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Parenteau earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $47,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $42,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parenteaux9515/
Parenteeau953/
Parrenteau952/
Paarenteau951/
Parenateau951/
Parentaeau951/
Parentau9413/
Parenteu945/
Parentea943/
Parenteauye901/
Paranteau89209/
Paronteau8914/
Parentuau899/
Parendeau893/
Parenteay891/
Parentaux891/
Parentaeu891/
Perenteau891/
Parenteao891/
Praenteau891/
Porenteau890/
Parente8842,954/
Parenta88528/
Pariente826,272/
Pronteau82122/
Pranteau8281/
Parentah8277/
Paryente8216/
Parantau8216/
Parienta8211/
Parentte826/
Parenete825/
Parentia822/
Parrente821/
Pareente821/
Pareinte821/
Pareneta821/
Parent A821/
Paruente821/
Pareynte821/
Paryenta821/
Paraente821/
Parentie821/
Parent8037,133/
Prenta80125/
Prentu80104/
Prente805/
Parnta802/
Parnte801/
Peranteau78160/
Peronteau7828/
Poronteau7815/
Parientee786/
Breneteau781/
Parenatta781/
Parientie781/
Parenti756,088/
Parrent751,237/
Porenta75782/
Paruntu75738/
Parante75725/
Parenty75716/
Preneta75392/
Paranta75264/
Parnata75199/
Parento75198/
Parnaud75197/
Pruente75174/
Perente75149/
Parneta75133/
Parnita75130/
Parende7594/
Parnaut7583/
Pirente7579/
Parnate7556/
Parenda7531/
Prentuo7525/
Parinta7524/
Prenaud7523/
Parient7523/
Prentou7522/
Barente7516/
Purente7516/
Parnuta7513/
Porente7511/
Prenita7510/
Parnete759/
Prantau758/
Parinte758/
Prenata757/
Parenté757/
Barenta756/
Perenta753/
Parnatu753/
Prentay752/
Prenteh752/
Pairent752/
Parenit752/
Prentie751/
Pareant751/
Parennt751/
Parantu751/
Pareint751/
Parenat751/
Paerent751/
Pearnte751/
Pirenta751/
Prenate751/
Preonta751/
Prontea751/
Barentu751/
Priente751/
Parnote750/
Pearent750/
Paronte750/
Parentt750/
Prentoe750/
Parenot750/
Parnaudeau74409/
Perronteau7425/
Peranteaux749/
Pairandeau741/
Parenyatwa741/
Parennatta741/
Prent711,238/
Paranata71713/
Parienti71653/
Paranita71487/
Barneaud71400/
Paranate71374/
Parinaud71309/
Parantai71301/
Pariante71141/
Pirontea71112/
Parianta71102/
Parentti7180/
Parienty7174/
Parnotte7169/
Parainta7157/
Purendea7157/
Paranete7154/
Parantao7150/
Baryente7144/
Parinita7142/
Parentio7142/
Paronita7137/
Parantah7132/
Paryanta7130/
Parwanta7129/
Barenate7129/
Parnetta7126/
Parinata7125/
Parienté7125/
Pareanto7124/
Pruneaud7119/
Barantau7118/
Perentou7114/
Parwenda7112/
Prenetta7110/
Parintah719/
Perantau719/
Parunete716/
Barenite716/
Parnt716/
Paryante715/
Prueneda715/
Parantua715/
Parreant714/
Bariente714/
Priaente714/
Paryenti714/
Bayrente713/
Brunteau712/
Pauranta712/
Parrento712/
Barrente712/
Paronete712/
Parantay712/
Paryende711/
Prenette711/
Preniuta711/
Prentiee711/
Pranetau711/
Perenata711/
Perienta711/
Periente711/
Piriente711/
Poarenti711/
Parendaa711/
Parneeta711/
Paranatu711/
Burentau711/
Payrante711/
Paraonte711/
Paraunte711/
Parnaeta711/
Parnauti711/
Pariento711/
Paraenad711/
Pearante711/
Perneaut711/
Preontee711/
Pareenty711/
Parinete711/
Barenata711/
Parantae711/
Preanate711/
Prentuia711/
Poerente711/
Perenete711/
Parnutai711/
Parrenti711/
Parrient710/
Prondeau710/
Parwenty710/
Paranaudeau701/
Parent-Houyaux701/
Parnaudeaux701/
Pranta678,792/
Parant672,313/
Bruneteau672,025/
Prante671,466/
Parnet67768/
Prenda67578/
Prenat67572/
Prentt67467/
Brenta67445/
Paraenadh67408/
Printa67391/
Barriente67257/
Prenot67253/
Barondeau67221/
Prende67216/
Prünte67165/
Paronnaud67121/
Barent67119/
Prenty6797/
Parnot6787/
Brente6787/
Pirondeau6745/
Prunte6744/
Berneteau6738/
Paranatee6737/
Prenti6733/
Prențu6732/
Pruent6730/
Perent6720/
Printe6720/
Prento6720/
Parnit6718/
Pariwanta6718/
Paront6717/
Parnat6714/
Parnut6714/
Printu6713/
Pearindta6710/
Paronette679/
Brentu679/
Parinaidu678/
Perenette678/
Prenţu678/
Prontu677/
Perrenaud676/
Parwanita675/
Parineeta675/
Parnad675/
Parnda675/
Barrienta675/
Paeaerent674/
Parnto674/
Prendt673/
Parunaidu673/
Pronte673/
Paurniete673/
Prentø673/
Barneaude672/
Barientoe672/
Prenet672/
Porent672/
Parend672/
Prient672/
Pariyanta672/
Pariyante672/
Prenwhite671/
Prewnt671/
Pirntu671/
Parientti671/
Parinatya671/
Parinaydu671/
Parnatayi671/
Parnayudu671/
Parnty671/
Paranaidu671/
Parint671/
Paranatai671/
Paranatao671/
Parantoux671/
Paraontie671/
Parnti671/
Paroeonad671/
Piairenat671/
Perandeau671/
Pernte671/
Pirnta671/
Prenad671/
Prenht671/
Preent671/
Preint671/
Pronta671/
Byaryente671/
Peryendta671/
Paranattu671/
Parrendah671/
Pryent670/
Parunt670/
Parreantt670/
Parrnt670/
Barnte670/
Prunta670/
Parndt670/
Barantaux670/
Prenit670/
Perenettu670/
Pyrent670/
Payrinaud670/
Porntia630/

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