Pearlmutter Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pearlmutter Surname Definition:

(German) Dealer in mother of pearl; possibly a name taken by one whose mother was named Perl.

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Pearlmutter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Pearlmutter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dealer in mother of pearl; possibly a name taken by one whose mother was named Perl.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

In german, Perle means Pearl and Mutter means Mother. Perlmutter means "mother-of-pearl", the inside part of a Shell that is used to do objects like buttons etc. "Perelmutter","Perelmuter" etc are variations of the same word.

- matheusperelmutter

Pearlmutter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pearlmutter occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearlmutter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pearlmutter is the 1,305,105th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pearlmutter reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Pearlmutter is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Pearlmutter is most frequent in: New York, where 26 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside.

Pearlmutter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pearlmutter surname are 23.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.32% being registered to vote for the party.

Pearlmutter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning $53,640 USD per year.

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