Peregrine Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Peregrine Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) Pilgrim, Traveller; Foreigner, Stranger [Latin peregrin-us; whence Span. peregrino and French pèlerin (Sanctus Peregrinus, bishop of Auxerre, d. A.D. 304, became in French Saint Pèlerin]
Peregrine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 306 | 1:1,184,506 | 84,519 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Wales | 117 | 1:26,449 | 2,746 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 129 | 1:12,158 | 737 |
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Peregrine (445) may also be a first name.
Peregrine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) Pilgrim, Traveller; Foreigner, Stranger [Latin peregrin-us; whence Span. peregrino and French pèlerin (Sanctus Peregrinus, bishop of Auxerre, d. A.D. 304, became in French Saint Pèlerin]
(English) Descendant of Peregrine (wanderer); one who was a stranger in the community.
The personal name.
Peregrine Demographics
Average Peregrine Salary in
United States
$49,069 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peregrine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peregrine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peregrine is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peregrine? popularity and diffusion
The surname Peregrine is the 481,056th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Peregrine live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peregrine is also the 406,288th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 445 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 1,184,506. In The United States Peregrine is most numerous in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Wales, where 17 percent live.
Peregrine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Peregrine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peregrine surname rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 865 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peregrine Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Peregrine surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Peregrine earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $49,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,793 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perregrine | 95 | 3 | / |
| Peregrini | 89 | 90 | / |
| Perigrine | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peregrain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peregriny | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peragrine | 89 | 0 | / |
| Perregrini | 84 | 356 | / |
| Perrigrine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Peregrena | 78 | 2 | / |
| Perigrini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Perrigrini | 74 | 1 | / |
| Perigrinoi | 74 | 1 | / |
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