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

Parrington is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parrington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,166th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,756,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Parrington live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Parrington is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 92,248. In England Parrington is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 19 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live and Merseyside, where 10 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Parrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parrington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Parrington last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parrington last name are 13.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.78% registered to vote for 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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