Perrie Surname

221,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Perrie Surname Definition:

Donald Pery was tenant of Uthircloy, Ardmanoch, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 661), Robert Pery held part of Kethyk in 1457 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 132), and William Pery had a tack of the eighth part of Kethik, called the Cothill in 1555 (ibid., II, p.

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Perrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4601:11,6391,566
United States4511:803,67861,918
England2291:243,31019,878
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Canada2171:169,79517,065
France1061:626,62982,018
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Wales141:221,03813,576
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2651:14,1251,616
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

The alternate forms: Perrié (2) are calculated separately.

Perrie (1,089) may also be a first name.

Perrie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Donald Pery was tenant of Uthircloy, Ardmanoch, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 661), Robert Pery held part of Kethyk in 1457 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 132), and William Pery had a tack of the eighth part of Kethik, called the Cothill in 1555 (ibid., II, p. 123). Antonius Pery was bailie of the abbot of Scone in 1544 (Scon, p. 206), Alexander Perrie was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1611 (NSCM., I, p. 110), and John Pierie was skipper in Aberdeen in 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 649). compare Pirie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Perry.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perrie is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Perrié. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrie? popularity and diffusion

Perrie is the 221,215th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,949,889 people. The last name Perrie is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Perrie reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 241,864th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 1,089 people.

The last name Perrie is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 11,639. In Scotland Perrie is primarily found in: South Lanarkshire, where 31 percent are found, Stirlingshire, where 14 percent are found and Renfrewshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Perrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perrie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Perrie last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perrie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perrie surname are 22.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.09% more than the national average, earning R 382,800 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrié942/
Perrier9234,593/
Perriet92500/
Perries92231/
Pierrie92122/
Perriez9260/
Pearrie9250/
Perraie924/
Perriea924/
Perriye921/
Perriey920/
Perriee920/
Perri9116,707/
Perre912,049/
Perie912,012/
Pierriea862/
Perriett861/
Perrijer860/
Peirrier860/
Pierre83820,629/
Perret8330,887/
Petrie8325,690/
Pierri837,259/
Peries836,399/
Perier834,587/
Perris832,400/
Perrey831,769/
Pirrie831,396/
Perrez83948/
Perree83709/
Pearre83530/
Perrio83489/
Pherri83370/
Parrie83353/
Pierie83174/
Perres83161/
Perrea83128/
Perrer8382/
Peirre8379/
Perreu8375/
Perrée8354/
Peyrie8343/
Periez8342/
Perrit8335/
Perroi8335/
Perrye8331/
Periye8328/
Perrei8321/
Peirie8318/
Pearie8318/
Periea8316/
Perije839/
Peerri837/
Perriy837/
Peerie837/
Peirri837/
Perriz836/
Perrai836/
Perrij835/
Peurie833/
Peerre833/
Peraie833/
Porrie832/
Periet832/
Perrue832/
Poerie831/
Peroie831/
Perreh831/
Perryi831/
Pherre831/
Petrre831/
Perred831/
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Paerre831/
Perzie831/
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Perreé831/
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Periey830/
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Perroe830/
Pere8022,673/
Peri8022,612/
Perrett778,608/
Perritt772,168/
Peiries77607/
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Perreux77302/
Petrier77241/
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Perez737,748,127/
Perry73380,979/
Perea73124,346/
Peres73123,519/
Petre7349,906/
Petri7334,747/
Pieri7323,260/
Peris7319,122/
Piere7314,986/
Pirie738,690/
Perra737,325/
Peyre737,254/
Parri737,049/
Pirri734,116/
Parre733,812/
Peret733,669/
Perei733,434/
Perey733,389/
Perai731,802/
Porri731,626/
Perge731,583/
Perio731,157/
Periz731,106/
Perer731,042/
Peare73882/
Pereu73735/
Peere73667/
Peire73664/
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Porre73544/
Perit73498/
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Perje73327/
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Parie73243/
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Perreiah7110/
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Petrey672,551/
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