Parmiter Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Parmiter 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 Surname

Parmiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
England1731:322,07023,948
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia851:317,59627,389
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

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

( 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

Old French, "parmentier, a Taylor." Cotgr. The H.R. forms are Le Parmenter, Le Parmunter, Parminter, Parmuntarius.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parmiter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parmiter occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parmiter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 449,465th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Parmiter are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Ohio, where 23 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Parmiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parmiter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parmiter surname increased 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parmiter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Parmiter last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parmiter surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parmiter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.47% more than the national average, earning R 307,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $45,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parmiter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis