Parmentier Surname

25,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Parmentier Surname Definition:

( 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.

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Parmentier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,9861:5,115415
Belgium5,6871:2,022139
United States1,1721:309,26528,377
Netherlands2861:59,04610,167
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Switzerland781:105,29411,128
England581:960,65648,451
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Guernsey221:2,929767
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Parmentier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

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

Parmentier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parmentier has its highest incidence in France. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmentier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Parmentier is the 25,948th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 351,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Parmentier live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Parmentier is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 12,986 people, or 1 in 5,115. In France Parmentier is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent live, Grand Est, where 25 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Parmentier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Parmentier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parmentier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Parmentier are 8.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Parmentier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning 223,318 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning $44,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parmenter957,623/
Paermentier95239/
Paarmentier951/
Parmentiere951/
Parmentie951/
Permentier901,041/
Parmenteir902/
Parmintier901/
Parmienter901/
Parmemtier901/
Parmenteer900/
Paarmenter900/
Parmenteur900/
Permenter842,395/
Parminter84348/
Pormenter842/
Parmemter841/
Perminter7451/

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