Perrington Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Perrington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Wales151:206,30213,003
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Perrington Last Name Facts

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

Perrington (Russian: Перрингтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrington? popularity and diffusion

Perrington is the 772,238th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Perrington live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 1,111,837. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent are found, Minnesota, where 18 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Perrington exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Perrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perrington has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Perrington last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Perrington are 6.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.25% registered to vote for the party.

Perrington earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $38,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perington9544/
Pherrington951/
Parrington901,532/
Porrington907/
Pherington900/
Phorrington861/
Parington8415/
Porington841/
Pirington841/
Pharington800/
Pirinctane609/

Perrington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perrington in the Russian language
Перрингтонperrington-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perrington
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