Perrigo Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Perrigo Surname Definition:

Local. From Perigeux, a, town of France.

Perrigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9881:182,32318,203
Peru1571:202,4479,306
England1461:381,63126,761
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

The alternate forms: Pérrigo (1) are calculated separately.

Perrigo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From Perigeux, a, town of France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Perrigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perrigo occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pérrigo. Click here for other possible spellings of Perrigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrigo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,403rd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,064,569 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Perrigo are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,988 people, or 1 in 182,323. In The United States Perrigo is most common in: Washington, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Perrigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perrigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perrigo surname increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perrigo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perrigo surname are 18.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Perrigo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,492 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.2% less than the national average, earning R 120,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérrigo951/
Perrigot93260/
Perriggo9358/
Perrigoy9320/
Perrigoo930/
Perigo922,288/
Pherreigo8811/
Perrigois883/
Pherigo86536/
Perrego86153/
Perigot86120/
Perrygo8646/
Petrigo8622/
Perigoj867/
Parrigo863/
Perigoi862/
Peerigo861/
Pereigo861/
Perigos861/
Perigod861/
Perriga860/
Pirrigo860/
Periego860/
Perigois80326/
Parriego80190/
Pérriggo804/
Perryggo802/
Perigoud801/
Porriego801/
Pherriga800/
Perreggo800/
Perregoy800/
Perego7722,327/
Periga77133/
Parigo7754/
Pirigo7722/
Périgo7720/
Porigo773/
Perigó773/
Perugo772/
Perrigaud75302/
Perigoult751/
Peregoy711,226/
Perrigault71735/
Petriga71152/
Peyriga7147/
Peeriga7141/
Porriga7125/
Parriga7121/
Pieriga7113/
Parigoh7111/
Perhugo713/
Périgot712/
Perrega712/
Petrego711/
Paraigo711/
Pariego711/
Pirigoi711/
Porigou711/
Porrego711/
Parigoy711/
Pheriga710/
Pherego710/
Peregoz710/
Perigaud67505/
Petrigáč6726/
Perigaut6725/
Perigaux677/
Peregood676/
Périgois675/
Peregoud671/
Petrigač671/
Pereinga671/
Perygood670/

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