Parlour Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Parlour 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.
Read More About This SurnameParlour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 153 | 1:159,316 | 13,825 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Parlour 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).
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.
Warm le Parlier, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the German, Parlow; a personal name.
Parlour Demographics
Average Parlour Salary in
England
£25,418
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Parlour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parlour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parlour occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parlour? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 734,496th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Parlour reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 195,502. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Berkshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 6 percent reside and Wales, where 6 percent reside.
Parlour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Parlour has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Parlour surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parlour Last Name Statistics demography
Parlour earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $41,654 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parlouer | 93 | 103 | / |
| Parlouër | 93 | 1 | / |
| Parloure | 93 | 0 | / |
| Parrlour | 93 | 0 | / |
| Parlor | 92 | 462 | / |
| Parlur | 92 | 3 | / |
| Parloir | 86 | 10 | / |
| Parloor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parleur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pearlor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parlar | 77 | 6,301 | / |
| Porlor | 77 | 24 | / |
| Parlier | 71 | 2,417 | / |
| Parleir | 71 | 21 | / |
| Parliar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pourlor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parlear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Parlard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Parliyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pearlier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parrlear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Parellier | 63 | 2 | / |
| Parillare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pourlooyar | 59 | 45 | / |
| Porlier | 57 | 1,580 | / |
| Pourlar | 57 | 16 | / |
| Pourlier | 53 | 51 | / |
| Pourlaur | 53 | 19 | / |
| Pourlard | 53 | 2 | / |
| Poirlier | 53 | 1 | / |
| Porllair | 53 | 0 | / |
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