Perrin Surname

6,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France57,3501:1,15848
United States15,4001:23,5362,956
England5,5601:10,0211,484
Canada3,5411:10,4051,552
Switzerland3,4021:2,414281
Australia2,1991:12,2761,783
Italy4631:132,08821,268
Argentina3711:115,2119,715
Haiti3681:29,0322,123
Wales3581:8,644959
Jamaica3391:8,466965
New Zealand2751:16,4672,872
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Philippines1951:519,17060,067
Thailand1941:364,11563,790
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Spain1441:324,66719,093
Belgium961:119,75717,631
French Polynesia681:4,129932
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Luxembourg511:11,3831,973
Chile501:352,3299,825
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Saint Pierre and Miquelon451:14224
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Sweden331:298,38720,789
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Portugal281:372,08012,265
China271:50,641,5392,733
Seychelles231:4,017661
Bermuda221:2,967463
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Monaco141:2,648179
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
India101:76,706,538639,611
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Congo71:712,72815,723
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama41:978,06412,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1021:43,4303,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9151:8,3621,268
Wales471:33,3711,813
Jersey161:3,243531
Guernsey81:4,082713
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1501:15,9422,033

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Descendant of little Pierre (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Perin; from the German, Piering; from the Dutch, Perrin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Perrin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perrin (Arabic: بيرين, Marathi: पेिरन, Russian: Перрин) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Perrín or Pérrin. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,151st most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,143 people. The surname 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 commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,633 people.

Perrin is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 57,350 people, or 1 in 1,158. In France Perrin is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found, Grand Est, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in 108 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Perrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perrin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perrin last name expanded 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 762 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perrin surname are 11.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.24% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrín944/
Pérrin941/
Perring921,764/
Perrien92585/
Perrina92559/
Perrion92299/
Pierrin92147/
Pherrin9212/
Perrrin924/
Paerrin922/
Perrinn921/
Peyrrin921/
Perrint921/
Petrrin921/
Perrink920/
Pearrin920/
Perin9131,832/
Perrn917/
Pearring8673/
Pherrien866/
Pherrind861/
Perrinne860/
Perina836,583/
Petrin836,329/
Perren834,415/
Pierin831,008/
Pering83994/
Peyrin83902/
Perion83788/
Parrin83756/
Peruin83370/
Perinn83113/
Perrim8360/
Perryn8358/
Pirrin8357/
Pesrin8346/
Porrin8342/
Pejrin8328/
Perzin8321/
Pergin8321/
Peirin8318/
Peerin836/
Pearin835/
Perint834/
Pherin833/
Perien831/
Perimn831/
Poerin831/
Perrne831/
Paerin831/
Peurin830/
Pern80533/
Perringue8010/
Perrinová804/
Petring77392/
Pirring7766/
Pierren7738/
Peargin7733/
Perinne7728/
Peyrind7724/
Peyrint7719/
Perreng7718/
Peiring7715/
Pearing778/
Perryon777/
Pierien777/
Phetrin777/
Peering776/
Pirrion776/
Peetrin774/
Phoerin774/
Peurien774/
Pettrin773/
Perrent773/
Petrinn772/
Phearin772/
Peytrin772/
Parrijn772/
Pearion771/
Pherren771/
Paerren771/
Peerink771/
Perrenn771/
Perimne771/
Perisng771/
Perreen771/
Perryna771/
Pherien770/
Pharrin770/
Parin734,365/
Perim733,218/
Peren732,990/
Pearn731,578/
Perne731,107/
Pyrin73566/
Pirin73504/
Perng73472/
Porin73238/
Peryn73149/
Périn7359/
Pernt7352/
Perén7332/
Piern7328/
Pernn7317/
Pernå7311/
Phern738/
Parrn737/
Pfern737/
Pernø735/
Perín733/
Peirn733/
Peern731/
Poern731/
Periñ731/
Pèrin731/
P'Ern731/
Paern730/
Perinová71138/
Perinova7160/
Pierienė715/
Perrendt711/
Pujhrrin711/
Phetring711/
Peringue710/
Peitring710/
Pirina671,751/
Peřina67929/
Parren67900/
Pieren67842/
Piring67735/
Pairin67575/
Pyrina67522/
Pajrin67455/
Peeren67328/
Pearen67291/
Petryn67288/
Petrén67268/
Petrim67248/
Petren67200/
Pharin67192/
Perrem67167/
Pearne67159/
Peryna67148/
Peiren67145/
Pahrin67121/
Pirint67100/
Pereen6784/
Perhne6758/
Pétrin6757/
Pitrin6730/
Parien6726/
Pirien6724/
Pergne6723/
Payrin6722/
Perent6720/
Perend6720/
Pereng6718/
Parihn6711/
Peryon679/
Peyren677/
Phirin676/
Phorin676/
Pujrin675/
Perndt674/
Peruun674/
Périna674/
Pöring674/
Pirion673/
Phearn672/
Pheren672/
Perrym672/
Piorin672/
Pirren671/
Porihn671/
Porren671/
Pyorin671/
Pyrgin671/
Perzen671/
Phernt671/
Porien671/
Pherne671/
Pereun671/
Perrengue671/
Paarin671/
Peyrín671/
Peirén671/
Pirryn671/
Pirrín671/
Piruin671/
Pyring671/
Pirzin671/
Pherng671/
Poirin671/
Peernh671/
Peerhn671/
Pearnn670/
Pernne670/
Piernn670/

Perrin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perrin in the Marathi language
पेिरनpeirana-
Perrin in the Russian language
Перринperrin-
Perrin in the Arabic language
بيرينbyryn-

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