Parlor Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Parlor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the parlour,' the servant who attended the parlour, literally, 'the room for conversation,' a sitting room; compare Kitchen, Pantry, Spence.

Richard ate Parlur, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

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Parlor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales141:221,03813,576
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Pärlor (1) are calculated separately.

Parlor (24) may also be a first name.

Parlor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the parlour,' the servant who attended the parlour, literally, 'the room for conversation,' a sitting room; compare Kitchen, Pantry, Spence.

Richard ate Parlur, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

Henry del Parlur. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

William Parlour, Yorkshire: Liber Vitae (Surtees Society).

Symon Parler, for the Barbadoes, 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1619. David Parler and Anne Pullocke: Marriage Lic (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Parele is a word used by Lydgate, signifying 'to apparel;' and another medieval expression (from the Anglo-Norman) 'apparail' means to provide, furnish, prepare, or equip. The original bearer of the name may have had something to do with military appareling or equipments.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parlor Last Name Facts

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

Parlor is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Pärlor. Click here for other possible spellings of Parlor.

How Common Is The Last Name Parlor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 653,013th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. Parlor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Parlor reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Parlor is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 1,009,635. In The United States Parlor is most common in: Georgia, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Parlor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parlor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 671 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parlor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parlor last name are 29.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.93% registered with the political party.

Parlor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning $33,213 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärlor941/
Parlour92394/
Parloir9210/
Parloor921/
Pearlor921/
Parlouër861/
Parloure860/
Parrlour860/
Parlar836,301/
Porlor8324/
Parlur833/
Perlor830/
Parliar775/
Pourlor771/
Parleur771/
Parlard770/
Parillare671/
Pourlaur5719/
Porlar502/
Perlar500/

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