Perowne Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Perowne Surname Definition:

An Anglicized form of 1 the French Péron = Père, i.e. Peter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -on [Latin -on-is] William Peron.—Hundred Rolls 2 the French Perron: v. Perron.

Bishop Perowne, who died in 1904, was a descendant of one of the French refugees who came over after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

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Perowne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Perowne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicized form of 1 the French Péron = Père, i.e. Peter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -on [Latin -on-is] William Peron.—Hundred Rolls 2 the French Perron: v. Perron.

Bishop Perowne, who died in 1904, was a descendant of one of the French refugees who came over after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A French Protestant family, who fled hither at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and settled at Norwich, where some of the branches are still resident. The name is variously spelt in old registers, and it seems uncertain whether its original form was Perron, Perrone, or Peronne; if the last, it was probably derived from the French town so called. Inf. Rev. J. J. S. Perowne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Peronny; a personal name From Perronne; a location name in France. Or Péronne, Belgium.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Perowne: is from Peronne, in the department of Nord.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Perowne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perowne is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perowne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Perowne live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 25 percent are found, Norfolk, where 19 percent are found and Hampshire, where 15 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Perowne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perowne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Perowne surname rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porowne861/
Petrovne801/
Porovne7179/
Perawin7125/
Pherawn716/
Perovna715/
Peraween6734/
Petrovny673/
Perawing673/
Peirovna671/
Parawneh671/
Peerawnh671/
Peerawin671/
Petrovnyy631/
Petrovnych591/
Poravne5737/
Perabin576/
Pirawin573/
Pirawni571/
Peravni571/
Peraben571/
Pyrovna571/
Pairawin531/

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