Parrow Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Parrow Surname Definition:

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Parrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Parrow (10) may also be a first name.

Parrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Parrow Last Name Facts

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

Parrow is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Parrow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parrow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 434,076th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Parrow live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Parrow is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Parrow is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Parrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parrow surname grew 1,193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parrow surname are 4.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Parrow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearrow92343/
Pharrow9233/
Paerrow921/
Parow91342/
Perrow831,313/
Parowa83162/
Parzow8323/
Payrow8322/
Pharow8311/
Pairow834/
Parhow832/
Parrof831/
Paroiw831/
Porrow831/
Parowf831/
Pargow830/
Parruw830/
Pearow830/
Parrob830/
Patrouw7769/
Parroff7727/
Phairow7714/
Pfarrof771/
Patrows771/
Pherrow771/
Parov73740/
Perow73170/
Parob7377/
Paraw7336/
Parof7316/
Porow7316/
Paruw731/
D'Perrow711/
Parrotff711/
Parova67757/
Porowa67299/
Patrov67179/
Pargov67165/
Parawe6791/
Parrouffe6779/
Paroff6763/
Paruov6751/
Porowe6747/
Paroev6729/
Peyrow6729/
Perrov6717/
Parhov6715/
Peirow6713/
Pairov6712/
Pairaw6711/
Paurov675/
Peruow674/
Parrab674/
Patruw674/
Parșov674/
Parraf673/
Payrov672/
Payrob672/
Pargof671/
Perhow671/
Paaraw671/
Parzów671/
Parahw671/
Patrów671/
Porgow671/
Porhow671/
Parhaw671/
Parrofftt671/
Perraw670/

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Parrow Reference & Research

Perrow FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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