Parry Surname
Approximately 70,311 people bear this surname
Parry Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Harry' (Welsh), i.e. 'the son of Harry'; compare Pritchard, Bowen, Price, Bethell, &c.
Stephen ap-Parry: Cal. State Papers, Henry VIII (see Index).
John Ap-harry, 1541: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameParry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25,474 | 1:2,187 | 265 |
| United States | 14,580 | 1:24,860 | 3,125 |
| Wales | 12,555 | 1:246 | 24 |
| Australia | 7,233 | 1:3,732 | 536 |
| Canada | 2,518 | 1:14,633 | 2,145 |
| India | 2,014 | 1:380,867 | 20,363 |
| New Zealand | 1,033 | 1:4,384 | 691 |
| France | 924 | 1:71,886 | 10,045 |
| South Africa | 734 | 1:73,812 | 9,182 |
| Scotland | 625 | 1:8,566 | 1,246 |
| Indonesia | 265 | 1:499,054 | 40,843 |
| Jamaica | 211 | 1:13,602 | 1,346 |
| Iran | 209 | 1:367,380 | 24,195 |
| Spain | 194 | 1:240,990 | 15,620 |
| Thailand | 143 | 1:493,974 | 86,347 |
| Singapore | 111 | 1:49,619 | 1,908 |
| Liberia | 103 | 1:42,801 | 3,905 |
| Argentina | 96 | 1:445,244 | 33,533 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Chile | 84 | 1:209,720 | 6,593 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 78 | 1:708 | 144 |
| Northern Ireland | 77 | 1:23,962 | 2,720 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Ireland | 54 | 1:87,203 | 4,973 |
| Ghana | 53 | 1:509,824 | 11,436 |
| Isle of Man | 53 | 1:1,619 | 284 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Hong Kong | 26 | 1:282,134 | 3,075 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1:30,645,251 | 132,600 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 71 | 1:62,392 | 4,829 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 12,726 | 1:123 | 21 |
| England | 9,439 | 1:2,582 | 373 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:51,989 | 3,520 |
| Guernsey | 11 | 1:2,969 | 521 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,480 | 1:20,249 | 2,558 |
Parry (2,976) may also be a first name.
Parry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Harry' (Welsh), i.e. 'the son of Harry'; compare Pritchard, Bowen, Price, Bethell, &c.
Stephen ap-Parry: Cal. State Papers, Henry VIII (see Index).
John Ap-harry, 1541: Register of the University of Oxford.
1569-70. Hugh Apparrye and Elizabeth Pynner: Marriage Lic. (London).
1584. Richard Jones and Dousam Apharrye: ibid.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Peter,' from the French Pierre. This was popularly Parr (v. Parr, 3). Hence Parkin, Parson, Parratt, which see. Hence also the pet form Parry; compare Charley, Teddie, Willy, &c.
John Pary, Cambridgeshire)., 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Parrey, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
For a similar double English and Welsh name, compare Powell.
(Celtic + Teutonic) the Welsh Ap-Harry = Son of Harry: v. Harry [Welsh ap, ab, son] Thomas Ap-Harry.—Charter-Rolls.
(Anglo-French-Greek) = Parr2 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
“Son of Harry” in Welsh (Ap. Harry). Not to be confused with Perry (q.v.).
(Welsh) The son of Harry, a pet form of Henry (home ruler).
Welsh, Ap-Harry, the son of Henry. The surname was not fixed before the XVI. century. The Parrys of Rhydolion, co. Carnarvon, are of very ancient descent from Moreiddig o'r dyffryn aur; while those of Noyadd Trefawr, co. Cardigan, derive their pedigree from Rhys Chwith, an esquire of the body to King Edward I., and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Cardigan. B.L.G.
AP HARRY: (Welsh.) The son of Harry, Harrison. Hence Parry.
(Welsh.) Probably a contraction of Ap Harry, the son of Harry. In the Welsh it also signifies ready, prepared, equal, like; Para, endurance, one capable of enduring. The name may be local, from Parys, a mountain in Wales, so called from parhous, inexhaustible (mines); or Pres, brass, copper, ore.
From the French, Parré; a personal name.
Parry is a name characteristic of North Wales and the English border shires. In South Wales it is associated with the original form of Harry. A Brecknockshire family of Parry possessed for many centuries the parish of Llanvihangel tal y Uyn (Jones' "Brecknockshire").
Parry Demographics
Average Male Parry Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Parry Height
163.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Parry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Parry (Marathi: पर) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,093rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 103,647 people. The last name Parry occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Parry live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 132,781st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,976 people.
This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 25,474 people, or 1 in 2,187. In England Parry is most common in: Merseyside, where 11 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 111 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Wales, where 18 percent reside.
Parry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Parry has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 868 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 24 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Parry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Parry last name is predominantly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Parry last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Parry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 89.82% more than the national average, earning 656,943 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.3% more than the national average, earning R 442,716 per year; in United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,195 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Parry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parry in the Marathi language | ||
| पर | para | - |
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Parry Reference & Research
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