Parmenter Surname
Approximately 7,623 people bear this surname
Parmenter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le parmentier,' the tailor; Old French parmentier. 'Parmentier, a taylor' (Cotgrave, quoted by Lower).
Ralphle Parmenter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Parmintre, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameParmenter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,475 | 1:80,996 | 9,202 |
| England | 1,853 | 1:30,069 | 4,040 |
| Australia | 832 | 1:32,447 | 4,293 |
| New Zealand | 160 | 1:28,302 | 4,948 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 799 | 1:30,507 | 4,071 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,228 | 1:40,895 | 4,799 |
Parmenter (11) may also be a first name.
Parmenter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le parmentier,' the tailor; Old French parmentier. 'Parmentier, a taylor' (Cotgrave, quoted by Lower).
Ralphle Parmenter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Parmintre, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter le Parmunter, Salop, ibid.
John Permonter, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Roger Permonter, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John le Permonter, Somerset, 1 Edward III:.
Roger le Parmenter: Close Roll, 51 Henry III.
Saher le Parmentier. Rolls of Parliament.
Hamo le Parmenter. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Isabella Parmeter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Parmenter, 1379: ibid.
1530. John Parmynter and Margaret Dunnyngton: Marriage Lic. (London).
( A.- French-Latin ) Clothier, Tailor [Anglo-French; Old French par mentier; Old French parement, ornamental clothing (-ment, Latin -ment-um); Latin parare, to prepare] Hamo le Parmenter.—Fine Rolls.
Salier le Parmentier.—Parl. Rolls.
William le Parmeter.—Parl. Writs.
... le drapier et le parmentier.—Louis XI., Nouv. xciv. 348; Moisy.
Le sire de Beaumont aperçut un chevalier de Normandie, qu’il connut par ses paremens.—-Chron.de Froissart, ed. Buchon, I, 1.c. 119.
(English) One who made outer garments, a tailor.
Old French, "parmentier, a Taylor." Cotgr. The H.R. forms are Le Parmenter, Le Parmunter, Parminter, Parmuntarius.
John, Ranulph, Parmentarius, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry P. 1198 (Ib.); William, Godwin, John P. Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Parmenter Demographics
Average Parmenter Salary in
United States
$45,096 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Parmenter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parmenter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Parmenter (Russian: Парментер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parmenter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 65,477th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 955,994 people. The last name Parmenter is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Parmenter are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Parmenter is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,475 people, or 1 in 80,996. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Parmenter exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Parmenter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Parmenter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parmenter surname expanded 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parmenter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Parmenter surname are 6.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Parmenter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.76% more than the national average, earning R 363,012 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,914 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parmentier | 95 | 20,749 | / |
| Parmenteir | 95 | 2 | / |
| Parmienter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Paarmenter | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parmenteer | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parmenteur | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parmente | 94 | 3 | / |
| Paermentier | 90 | 239 | / |
| Paarmentier | 90 | 1 | / |
| Permenter | 89 | 2,395 | / |
| Parminter | 89 | 348 | / |
| Pormenter | 89 | 2 | / |
| Parmemter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parmentie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parmentes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parmentee | 89 | 0 | / |
| Permentier | 84 | 1,041 | / |
| Parmintier | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pormente | 82 | 2 | / |
| Parmenta | 82 | 0 | / |
| Perminter | 78 | 51 | / |
| Pormentes | 78 | 2 | / |
| Parmentis | 78 | 0 | / |
| Parminti | 71 | 10 | / |
| Parminta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pormenté | 71 | 1 | / |
Parmenter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parmenter in the Russian language | ||
| Парментер | parmenter | - |
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