Parmele Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Parmele Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the meadow belonging to the palmer.

Parmele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:630,36350,838
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Parmele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the meadow belonging to the palmer.

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

Parmele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parmele is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Parmele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmele? popularity and diffusion

Parmele is the 552,088th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Parmele are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 630,363. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Parmele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Parmele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Parmele surname increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parmele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Parmele surname are 11.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Parmele earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $42,832 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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