Parrington Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Parrington Surname Definition:

Patrington, a parish in Yorkshire.

Parrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6041:92,2489,900
United States4081:888,38067,160
Australia2981:90,59010,393
Canada1451:254,10824,080
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales111:281,32115,850
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Parrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Patrington, a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex.

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

Parrington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parrington has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parrington? popularity and diffusion

Parrington is the 257,166th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Parrington are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Parrington is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 92,248. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 19 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside and Merseyside, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England Parrington is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Parrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parrington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Parrington last name grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Parrington surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parrington surname are 13.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Parrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 332.03% more than the national average, earning R 1,026,660 per year; in United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parington9515/
Perrington90368/
Porrington907/
Pharington900/
Paurington900/
Pherrington861/
Phorrington861/
Perington8444/
Porington841/
Pherington800/
Porngtum561/

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Parrington Reference & Research

Paddington One-name Study - A profile of the Paddington surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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