Peregrine Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
England1471:379,03426,619
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1291:12,158737
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Peregrine (wanderer); one who was a stranger in the community.

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

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perregrine953/
Peregrini8990/
Perigrine891/
Peregrain891/
Peregriny891/
Peragrine890/
Perregrini84356/
Perrigrine841/
Peregrena782/
Perigrini781/
Perrigrini741/
Perigrinoi741/

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