Perrier Surname
Approximately 34,593 people bear this surname
Perrier Surname Definition:
The French Perrier = 1 Stone- Cutter [French pierre (Old French perre, South. French peira), Latin petra, a stone, rock + the French agential suff. -ier, Latin -ari-us] 2 Dweller by a Pear-Tree [French poirier (earlier peirier); from poire (peire, Span.
Read More About This SurnamePerrier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 26,248 | 1:2,531 | 170 |
| Canada | 3,682 | 1:10,007 | 1,497 |
| United States | 1,895 | 1:191,271 | 18,939 |
| Switzerland | 690 | 1:11,903 | 1,964 |
| Haiti | 355 | 1:30,096 | 2,165 |
| Argentina | 226 | 1:189,130 | 15,763 |
| Mauritius | 210 | 1:6,159 | 1,272 |
| England | 189 | 1:294,805 | 22,579 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Jamaica | 100 | 1:28,699 | 2,167 |
| Belgium | 93 | 1:123,620 | 18,077 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
The alternate forms: Pérrier (1) are calculated separately.
Perrier (77) may also be a first name.
Perrier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French Perrier = 1 Stone- Cutter [French pierre (Old French perre, South. French peira), Latin petra, a stone, rock + the French agential suff. -ier, Latin -ari-us] 2 Dweller by a Pear-Tree [French poirier (earlier peirier); from poire (peire, Span. and Ital. pera), Latin pirum, a pear (pirus, a pear-tree), with the agential suff. -ier, Latin -ari-us]
An ancient and noble family of Brittany, traced in the archives of the College Heraldique at Paris, to the tenth century, and to the ancient dukes and princes of that province. The first of the name who settled in Ireland, was Mark du Perrier, who expatriated himself at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685. B.L.G. The surname is perhaps a corruption of poirier, a pear-tree, and so analogous to Appletree, Plumtree, &c. De la Perere, Del Perer. H.R.
Odo, Robert, Hugh, Ralph, &c. de Periers, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert de Pereres, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Pearman: are the names of growers of pears for making perry.
Perrier Demographics
Average Perrier Salary in
United States
$46,709 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Perrier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perrier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Perrier occurs most in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pérrier. For other possible spellings of Perrier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perrier? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,103rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 210,665 people. Perrier is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Perrier live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 77 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 26,248 people, or 1 in 2,531. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 12 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent live. Not including France it exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Perrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Perrier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perrier last name rose 2,461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Perrier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Perrier surname are 1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Perrier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning 350,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 249.09% more than the national average, earning R 829,572 per year; in United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $45,976 CAD per year.
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Perrier Reference & Research
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