Parlee Surname

241,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Parlee Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Parley (glade where pears grew), the name of places in Dorset and Hampshire.

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Parlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0301:35,7724,565
United States5671:639,25751,420
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominica11:75,891912
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Parlee (223) may also be a first name.

Parlee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Parley (glade where pears grew), the name of places in Dorset and Hampshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Parlee or Parley means 'always faithful to god', 'one who negotiates'.

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Parlee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parlee is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parlee? popularity and diffusion

Parlee is the 241,646th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,408,679 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Parlee are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Parlee is also the 603,623rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 223 people.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 1,030 people, or 1 in 35,772. In Canada it is primarily found in: New Brunswick, where 43 percent live, Ontario, where 17 percent live and British Columbia, where 16 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.

Parlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parlee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parlee last name increased 2,835 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parlee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parlee last name are 8.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parlee earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearlee923/
Parlees922/
Parleet920/
Parle912,948/
Parley83715/
Parlea83642/
Parler83640/
Perlee83344/
Pearle83304/
Parlet83296/
Parleh83112/
Parles8396/
Parlej8373/
Parlue8325/
Parlie8318/
Pharle837/
Patrle833/
Parlez832/
Paarle831/
Porlee831/
Parleu830/
Parloe830/
Parlae830/
Pharles772,638/
Parlett771,726/
Parelle77168/
Pearley77167/
Pearles7761/
Parille7753/
Parleus7730/
Parlowe7719/
Pairele7714/
Parrles776/
Parlleh776/
Parleaz774/
Pearlie773/
Pearler773/
Paurley772/
Parless771/
Pharley771/
Parloue771/
Parleah771/
Parylle771/
Parlesz771/
Pairley771/
Perlehe771/
Parlley770/
Pearlet770/
Parhley770/
Paarler770/
Parrlye770/
Parlaue770/
Pfarler770/
Parla734,949/
Perle731,628/
Parli73730/
Porle73323/
Parly7397/
Pärle7349/
Parlé731/
Pērle731/
Patrelle71321/
Pearless71123/
Paurelle7118/
Parrille7115/
Parrelle716/
Pharless714/
Paruelle713/
Parillie712/
Parelles712/
Pearllie711/
Pareella711/
Pareelli711/
Parellet711/
Patrille711/
Pharelle711/
Pharllei711/
Parletts710/
Parleius710/
Parelley710/
Parilles710/
Parllett710/
Perley671,688/
Porley671,563/
Perlei67248/
Patrlj67210/
Pârlea67207/
Porles67172/
Pearla67171/
Perlea67161/
Pearly67150/
Parlia67149/
Pajrla6795/
Parlay6792/
Parlis6786/
Parlaj6780/
Porlet6757/
Perlie6754/
Paarla6751/
Parlui6732/
Pairla6727/
Parlla6724/
Parluy6723/
Paerli6714/
Poorle6711/
Pparla679/
Pearli678/
Porlei677/
Parlli675/
Payrla675/
Parlau675/
Porlez675/
Peirle674/
Parloy674/
Pharla674/
Parliz674/
Parlai673/
Parlér673/
Parliy672/
Parloi672/
Porlue672/
Parlih672/
Porler671/
Pherle671/
Parlii671/
Parrla671/
Perlle671/
Perleh671/
Porleh671/
Patrly671/
Peerle671/
Patrli671/
Parłej671/
Parlit671/
Parlou671/
Parléř671/
Porlje671/
Porlle671/
Parrilles671/
Peyrle671/
Pairli671/
Parlyi671/
Parloa670/
Pehrle670/
Paurly670/
Perrle670/

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