Perring Surname

229,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Perring Surname Definition:

= Perrin (q.v.) with added -g.

Perring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8391:66,4107,713
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Australia2121:127,33813,906
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Wales731:42,3914,090
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:39,7645,049
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Perring Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Perrin (q.v.) with added -g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Albarede de la Perine, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Perren.

The Norman People (1874)

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

Perring Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perring has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perring? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perring is the 229,623rd most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,131,262 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Perring live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 66,410. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Cornwall, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Perring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perring has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Perring last name increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perring Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perring last name are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perring earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning R 297,228 per year; in United States they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $46,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearring9373/
Perrings9359/
Pierring930/
Perrin9292,081/
Pering92994/
Perringue8810/
Perrien86585/
Perrina86559/
Petring86392/
Piering86381/
Parring86301/
Perrion86299/
Pierrin86147/
Perings8677/
Pirring8666/
Pehring8636/
Perreng8618/
Peiring8615/
Pherrin8612/
Pearing868/
Poering867/
Peering866/
Paering865/
Perrrin864/
Perrinn861/
Peyrrin861/
Perrint861/
Perisng861/
Petrrin861/
Perrink860/
Pearrin860/
Perin8331,832/
Perng83472/
Perrn837/
Pherrien806/
Pgehring801/
Poehring801/
Pherrind801/
Phetring801/
Peringue800/
Peitring800/
Perrinne800/
Perina776,583/
Petrin776,329/
Perren774,415/
Paring771,837/
Pierin771,008/
Peyrin77902/
Perion77788/
Piring77735/
Peruin77370/
Poring77119/
Perinn77113/
Perrim7760/
Perryn7758/
Pirrin7757/
Pesrin7746/
Pejrin7728/
Perzin7721/
Pergin7721/
Peirin7718/
Pereng7718/
Peerin776/
Pearin775/
Perint774/
Perrín774/
Pöring774/
Pherin773/
Perngs772/
Perien771/
Perimn771/
Perrne771/
Perinc771/
Pyring771/
Pérrin771/
Pherng771/
Peurin770/
Perrinová754/
Perrengue751/
Pern73533/
Pairing71122/
Pörings7151/
Poerink7143/
Paereng7140/
Pierren7138/
Peargin7133/
Perinne7128/
Perrenx7125/
Peyrind7124/
Peyrint7119/
Peireng719/
Perryon717/
Pierien717/
Phetrin717/
Pirrion716/
Pyriong715/
Peetrin714/
Pohring714/
Peurien714/
Pettrin713/
Perrent713/
Petrinn712/
Phearin712/
Peroeng712/
Peytrin712/
Pearion711/
Pherren711/
Peerink711/
Perrenn711/
Perimne711/
Perinke711/
Piriong711/
Pitring711/
Perreen711/
Pirzing711/
Perryna711/
Perinks711/
Parrink711/
Pherien710/
Paringh710/
Perengue674,949/
Perim673,218/
Peren672,990/
Pearn671,578/
Perne671,107/
Pyrin67566/
Pirin67504/
Peryn67149/
Perinová67138/
Perinova6760/
Périn6759/
Pernt6752/
Perén6732/
Parng6731/
Piern6728/
Pernn6717/
Porng6715/
Pernå6711/
Phern678/
Pfern677/
Pierienė675/
Pernø675/
Perín673/
Peirn673/
Paerueng672/
Peern671/
Perrendt671/
Petrinke671/
Pierzink671/
Pettreng671/
Periñ671/
Pèrin671/
Pujhrrin671/
Phairing671/
P'Ern671/
Parrueng671/

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