Parris Surname
Approximately 27,498 people bear this surname
Parris Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paris.' A common entry in early registers. Of course Parish is inextricably mixed up with it.
Robyn de Paris, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Paris, London, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameParris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,091 | 1:21,208 | 2,676 |
| England | 2,567 | 1:21,706 | 3,045 |
| Barbados | 1,481 | 1:194 | 33 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,081 | 1:1,262 | 187 |
| Canada | 765 | 1:48,164 | 5,843 |
| Australia | 674 | 1:40,053 | 5,176 |
| Guyana | 637 | 1:1,197 | 187 |
| Jamaica | 458 | 1:6,266 | 782 |
| Cuba | 453 | 1:25,436 | 1,429 |
| Panama | 400 | 1:9,781 | 888 |
| New Zealand | 356 | 1:12,720 | 2,221 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 233 | 1:237 | 52 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 177 | 1:624 | 75 |
| Paraguay | 176 | 1:41,118 | 1,268 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86 | 1:1,310 | 288 |
| Grenada | 79 | 1:1,374 | 256 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:49,912 | 4,670 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Bermuda | 48 | 1:1,360 | 215 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Saint Lucia | 29 | 1:6,165 | 789 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Anguilla | 9 | 1:1,493 | 138 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 1:12,779 | 1,374 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 812 | 1:30,019 | 4,029 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,720 | 1:29,197 | 3,556 |
Parris (2,138) may also be a first name.
Parris Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paris.' A common entry in early registers. Of course Parish is inextricably mixed up with it.
Robyn de Paris, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Paris, London, ibid.
Ralph de Paris, Kent, ibid.
Roger de Paris, London, 20 Edward I.
Simon de Pan's, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Johannes de Parys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Parys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1526-7. John Paris and Elena Hevercroft: Marriage Lic. (London).
1743. Married — Thomas Paris and Ann Sommons: St. George, Hanover Square.
Walter de Paris witnessed a charter by Florentius, bishop elect of Glasgow, 1202-07 (LCD., p. 236). John de Parys of Ayrshire rendered homage, 1296 (Blair, II, p. 199). William de Perys, a charter witness, 1362, may be the William de Perys who witnessed a deed of sale in Aberdeen, 1383 (REA,, I, p. 105; II, p. 284). Johnne of Paris was declared innocent of part in the detention of King James in in Edinbergh Castle, 1482 (Lennox, II, p. 123), and Edwerd Pariss had a remission for his share in burning the toun of Dunbretane, 1489 (APS., XII, p. 34; Lennox, II, p. 133). John of Pares, a charter witness at Dunbertane, 1506 (Lennox, II, p. 182). John Paris was witness in Glasgow, 1513 (Ros, 35), and Elspet Paris in West Lothian was guilty of witchcraft, 1624 (RPC., XIII, p. 422). William Peiris, burgess of Haddington, 1611 (Inpuis., 8467), and James Peires, burgess of Linlithgow, 1676 (ibid., 5924), Margaret Parise was married in Edinburgh, 1637 (Edinb. Marr.), and Thomas Pareis was heir of James Stevinstone in Old Listoun, 1686 (Inquis., 6702). The frequency of 'de Paris,' or 'de Pairs and 'de Parisiis' as English surnames in the thirteenth century, especially in Lincolnshire (Madden, pref. to Matthew Paris, Hist., III) has led Sir J. H. Ramsay (Foundations of England, I, p. 61) to the ingenious inference that the name of the Parisii, who lived near the mouth of the Humber, persisted as that of a district in N. Lincolnshire till that late period. Peiris 1598.
1 for Paris, q.v.
2 Parry’s (Son): v. Parry2.
(English) One who came from Paris (the marshy land of the Parisii), in France; one of the tribe of the Parisii.
The French metropolis. Many families so named must have settled in England. One Francis Parris, a Protestant refugee from Dieppe, settled at Rye in 1572. Harl. MS. 15. 70. The surname is common in Sussex. In H.R. there are many individuals called De Paris, and De Parys.
Local. The metropolis of France, on the Seine, anciently called "Lutetia Parisiorum,"Lutum, mud, from its situation in a marshy place. A place where the Pars or Peers met in Congress. Paro, to make civil or military arrangements; Paries, a wall, a walled town; Peri, an island.
From the French, Parez, Paresse, Paris, Parys; a personal name.
Parris Demographics
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Parris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parris is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Parris click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parris? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,898th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 265,021 people. The surname Parris occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Parris reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Parris is also the 162,405th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 2,138 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 17,091 people, or 1 in 21,208. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Barbados, where 5 percent are found.
Parris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Parris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parris surname grew 994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 316 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Parris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Parris last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Parris surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.79% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Parris earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning 208,861 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning R 245,112 per year; in United States they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $41,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,085 CAD per year.
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