Perrot Surname
Approximately 28,617 people bear this surname
Perrot Surname Definition:
Bapt 'the son of Peter,' from the French Pierre, diminutive Perrot or Parrot (little Peter). Par and Per are similarly found in Parkinson or Perkinson, Parkins or Perkins; v. Porrett. (2) Nick. 'the parrot, 'i.e. the chatterer. The origin is exactly the same, the application only being different.
Read More About This SurnamePerrot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 26,300 | 1:2,526 | 169 |
| United States | 593 | 1:611,229 | 49,598 |
| Switzerland | 442 | 1:18,581 | 3,047 |
| Germany | 187 | 1:430,510 | 38,755 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| Australia | 171 | 1:157,870 | 16,525 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Italy | 93 | 1:657,599 | 58,183 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 1:72,568 | 6,124 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:30,162 | 1,677 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:2,358 | 391 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
Perrot (208) may also be a first name.
Perrot Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bapt 'the son of Peter,' from the French Pierre, diminutive Perrot or Parrot (little Peter). Par and Per are similarly found in Parkinson or Perkinson, Parkins or Perkins; v. Porrett. (2) Nick. 'the parrot, 'i.e. the chatterer. The origin is exactly the same, the application only being different. In France pierrot, i.e. little Peter, is still the name for a sparrow, as Robin with us for the redbreast. The first instance below will prove how early the diminutive of Peter gave name to the tropical bird we are familiar with, and how popular the name of Peter was; compare mag-pie, and v. Philipshank.
William le Perot, 1277. Writs of Parliament.
Ralph Perot, 1277. Writs of Parliament.
Simon Peret, 1290. Writs of Parliament.
Perot Gruer. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
Thomas Perret. Rolls of Parliament.
Perrot Loppes: see Index, Wars of English in France, Henry VI.
John Porrett, or Perott, or Parott, or Parrett, 1520: Register of the University of Oxford.
Edward Parrett, or Perott, or Perrett, 1546: ibid.
Parrott is the commonest form in the United States.
The French Perrot, Perrotte, Pierrot, Pérot = Père, Perre, Pierre, i.e. Peter (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -ot.
Robert Perot.—Hundred Rolls
May have been originally applied to a talkative person. So the classical Psittacus, from Ψιττακη. There is however equal probability of its having been derived from the river Parret, or from Pierrot, a French diminutive of Pierre, Peter. The surname has been varied to Parratt, Parrett, and Parritt.
Pierot, Pierre, Peter. Prince Edward used to call the favourite, Pierce or Peter de Gaveston, Perot. See N. and Q. vii. 280.
The name of Parrott, probably a form of Perrett or Perrott, a common Somersetshire name, is better represented in Bucks, and is referred to also under that county. Robert Perrot, gent., of Oxford, who was buried in St. Peter's church in 1550, was a son of G. Perrot of Haverford - West, Pembrokeshire. Simon Parret, a proctor of Oxford University, died in 1584 (Wo.). There was a gentle family of Parratt in the parish of Enstone during the reign of Elizabeth (J.) The connection between the present Perretts and the Parrotts is referred to under Somersetshire.
Perrot Demographics
Average Perrot Salary in
United States
$44,941 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Perrot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perrot Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perrot (Russian: Пэррот) is found most in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Perrot? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,207th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 254,658 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Perrot are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 627,410th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 208 people.
The surname Perrot is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 26,300 people, or 1 in 2,526. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 17 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live and Brittany, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account France it occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Perrot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Perrot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perrot surname increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Perrot Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Perrot surname are 11.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.84% registered with the party.
The amount Perrot earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning $40,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Perrot Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perrot in the Russian language | ||
| Пэррот | perrot | - |
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