Perrin Surname
Approximately 92,081 people bear this surname
Perrin Surname Definition:
The French Perin, Perrin = Père, Perre, Pierre, i.e. Peter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -in.
John Perin.—Hundred Rolls Perin de la Montaine.—Morte d’Arthur, X. xxxix.
Perrin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 57,350 | 1:1,158 | 48 |
| United States | 15,400 | 1:23,536 | 2,956 |
| England | 5,560 | 1:10,021 | 1,484 |
| Canada | 3,541 | 1:10,405 | 1,552 |
| Switzerland | 3,402 | 1:2,414 | 281 |
| Australia | 2,199 | 1:12,276 | 1,783 |
| Italy | 463 | 1:132,088 | 21,268 |
| Argentina | 371 | 1:115,211 | 9,715 |
| Haiti | 368 | 1:29,032 | 2,123 |
| Wales | 358 | 1:8,644 | 959 |
| Jamaica | 339 | 1:8,466 | 965 |
| New Zealand | 275 | 1:16,467 | 2,872 |
| South Africa | 262 | 1:206,785 | 21,999 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Philippines | 195 | 1:519,170 | 60,067 |
| Thailand | 194 | 1:364,115 | 63,790 |
| Brazil | 179 | 1:1,195,946 | 41,364 |
| Germany | 144 | 1:559,066 | 46,014 |
| Spain | 144 | 1:324,667 | 19,093 |
| Belgium | 96 | 1:119,757 | 17,631 |
| French Polynesia | 68 | 1:4,129 | 932 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Luxembourg | 51 | 1:11,383 | 1,973 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 45 | 1:142 | 24 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Monaco | 14 | 1:2,648 | 179 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 102 | 1:43,430 | 3,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,915 | 1:8,362 | 1,268 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,150 | 1:15,942 | 2,033 |
The alternate forms: Perrín (4) & Pérrin (1) are calculated separately.
Perrin (1,633) may also be a first name.
Perrin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French Perin, Perrin = Père, Perre, Pierre, i.e. Peter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -in.
John Perin.—Hundred Rolls Perin de la Montaine.—Morte d’Arthur, X. xxxix.
(French) Descendant of little Pierre (rock).
The Counts du Perrin held large possessions in the district of Nosiere, in France, but being Huguenots, the family were compelled to quit their native land, in the earlier part of the XVIII. century, and they settled in Lisburn, in Ireland. Several members of the family have distinguished themselves at the Irish bar, and one is well known as the author of an excellent grammar of his ancestral language. Tide Ulster Journ, of Archaeology, ii. 172.
From the French, Perin; from the German, Piering; from the Dutch, Perrin; a personal name.
Perrin Demographics
Perrin Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Perrin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perrin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perrin (Arabic: بيرين, Marathi: पेिरन, Russian: Перрин) is most common in France. It can be rendered as: Perrín or Pérrin. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Perrin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,151st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,143 people. The last name Perrin is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Perrin reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 190,867th most common forename in the world It is held by 1,633 people.
Perrin is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 57,350 people, or 1 in 1,158. In France Perrin is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent reside, Grand Est, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Perrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Perrin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perrin surname increased 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 762 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Perrin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Perrin last name are 11.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Perrin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.87% less than the national average, earning R 190,416 per year; in United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,596 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Perrin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perrin in the Marathi language | ||
| पेिरन | peirana | - |
| Perrin in the Russian language | ||
| Перрин | perrin | - |
| Perrin in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرين | byryn | - |
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