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 is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perring? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,623rd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,131,262 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Perring are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Perring is most frequent in England, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 66,410. In England Perring is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Cornwall, where 11 percent live. Not including England it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Perring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perring has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Perring last name rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perring Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Perring surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Perring surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.22% being registered with the political 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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