Parr Surname

12,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Parr Surname Definition:

Local 'of Parr,' a township in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire 'Brian Parre died seised of the manor of Parre in 20 Henry VIII': Baines' Lancashire, ii. 248. Catharine Parr, wife of Henry VIII, was sprung of the Parrs of Parr, (a) Bapt.

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Parr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,7511:15,9322,028
England12,9931:4,288578
Australia3,0441:8,8681,316
Canada2,4971:14,7562,162
Germany1,0821:74,4049,419
New Zealand8191:5,529895
Wales6181:5,007545
Scotland3421:15,6541,950
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Northern Ireland2131:8,6621,431
Norway991:51,9427,451
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
France861:772,35794,336
Ireland611:77,1964,645
India511:15,040,498247,985
Guernsey441:1,465311
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Chile221:800,74917,445
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Austria161:532,21549,801
Guam161:10,0081,526
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Jersey101:9,9202,003
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2611:16,9732,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,3981:3,810538
Wales1291:12,158737
Scotland931:40,2503,051
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0821:12,3021,589

The alternate forms: Párr (2) are calculated separately.

Parr (175) may also be a first name.

Parr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Parr,' a township in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire 'Brian Parre died seised of the manor of Parre in 20 Henry VIII': Baines' Lancashire, ii. 248. Catharine Parr, wife of Henry VIII, was sprung of the Parrs of Parr, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Peter,' from Pierre, commonly in England Parr; compare Parratt and Parkin.

Alan de Par, Lancashire, 46 Edward III: Lancashire, and Cheshire Rec. Soc.

Richard Parr, Lancashire, 1637: ibid.

1618. Alexander Parr, parish of Prescot, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1649. Richard Parr, Surrey, and Elizabeth Moyse: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) belonging to Parr; or Dweller at a Stock-Enclosure [Middle English par(r, (East. Dialectal English, an animal-pen), Old English pearr-, an enclosure] The Lanc, place was Parre A.D. 1298, Par A.D. 1307.

(Anglo-French-Greek) an Anglicized form of the French Père, Pierre = Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Parr (enclosure or district), in Lancashire.

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

In English Surn. i. 169, I ventured to derive this surname from Peter, and this, through the French Pierre, is probably the true origin of it in some cases; but a correspondent (the Rev. Henry Parr) says: "it is derived from the manor of Parr in Lancashire, which is also a township, and of late years has become a chapelry. There all my ancestors were settled from the XIII. century, and there is sufficient reason for concluding, that every family bearing the name has branched out from the same parent stock." B.L.G. Nichols' Topographer, iii. 353.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Formerly Parre, a Lancashire family. The well-known deemster was a member of it, also various Manx rectors and vicars. It is not certain whether Richard Parre, who was bishop from 1635 to 1644, belonged to it or not.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A location name in Lancashire Or from the Dutch, Parre, Paare; from the Flemish, Paré; personal name in the Domesday Book, Pur (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Parr was a common name in Leverton between 1600 and 1650 (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Parr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parr (Marathi: पार, Russian: Парр) is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Párr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parr is the 12,325th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 159,941 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Parr reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Parr is also the 690,096th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 175 people.

The surname Parr is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 22,751 people, or 1 in 15,932. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 5 percent reside and Maryland, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Parr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Parr last name increased 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 368 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Parr last name is principally Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parr are 17.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning 382,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.3% more than the national average, earning R 437,964 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $49,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Párr922/
Pharr894,954/
Parre893,812/
Pfarr892,524/
Pearr8938/
Parrt894/
Pahrr892/
Parrd892/
Parrh892/
Paurr891/
Pairr891/
Hparr891/
Patrr891/
Par8648,853/
Pearre80530/
Pfarre8036/
Phairr8026/
Paharr804/
Parrtt802/
Pairre801/
Pattrr801/
Pparre801/
Pharre801/
Phaarr801/
Pare7567,881/
Phar756,691/
Paar754,606/
Pair754,588/
Pear753,117/
Part753,044/
Patr751,529/
Paur751,525/
Porr751,105/
Parh75955/
Payr75929/
Pahr75722/
Pard75577/
Paár75560/
Parz75184/
Parp7533/
Hpar7528/
Pgar7517/
Pajr7517/
Ppar7513/
Pfar754/
Paýr754/
Pasr752/
Vpar751/
Parrová731/
Peart6717,327/
Pahar675,226/
Phair673,011/
Paire672,226/
Payre671,593/
Pforr671,242/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Phare67658/
Pourr67565/
Porre67544/
Pfaar67303/
Parhe67285/
Phaar67264/
Paare67165/
Pharh67128/
Partt6794/
Phear6791/
Paure6786/
Phatr6779/
Pahur6776/
Phard6741/
Paarz6733/
Paurd6729/
Patrì6727/
Pathr6724/
Pharp6722/
Pearz6721/
Pfaur6719/
Paart6717/
Pasre6715/
Patrt6715/
Phart6714/
Pardh6711/
Pattr6710/
Pairt6710/
Paitr6710/
Pfare678/
Paird676/
Parhd675/
Phaur674/
Paihr674/
Paatr674/
Pardt674/
Ppare674/
Paľár674/
Paair673/
Paurt672/
Phasr672/
Pahyr672/
Patrp671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Paurh671/
Pfarz671/
Paijr671/
Pardd671/
Vpaur671/
Phorr671/
Poorr671/
Pauur671/
Pfard671/
Par'e671/
Paard671/
Patrh671/
Paurz671/
Phayr670/
Pfair670/
Hpear670/

Parr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parr in the Marathi language
पारpara-
Parr in the Russian language
Паррparr-

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Parr Reference & Research

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