Perrers Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Perrers Surname Definition:

A Norman name: Perrières, local name

Perrers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland91:594,86921,724
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Perrers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: Perrières, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Perrers: from Periers, near Evreux. Not in Domesday, but the name found in 1156. Alice Perrers of this family was mistress of, and then wife to, Edward III. She afterwards married Lord Windsor. Another family of entirely different origin, derived from Periers in Brittany, is now represented by Perry in Devonshire. It was seated in Devon in 1307. Now a worthy yeoman family.

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

Perrers Last Name Facts

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

Perrers is found most in Australia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Perrers reside; 55 percent reside in Australasia and 55 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Perrers is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia Perrers is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 82 percent are found and New South Wales, where 18 percent are found. Not including Australia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 45 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perriers9320/
Perers92607/
Periers86150/
Pereirs8630/
Pehrers869/
Petrers866/
Porrers860/
Parers776/
Perérs773/
Pirers772/
Petrearse754/
Périers712/
Pearirs712/
Pitrers711/
Porrars711/
Perearce673/
Pereirce673/
Petrerce671/
Petrearce63226/
Parors621/
Pirerce571/
Parihrs571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perrers
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