Perrow Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Perrow Surname Definition:

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Perrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:506,93642,557
England2181:255,58720,554
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Canada911:404,89735,698
Australia591:457,55435,515
Scotland321:167,3079,494
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Perrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Perrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perrow is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perrow is the 291,409th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,550,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Perrow reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 715 people, or 1 in 506,936. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 23 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Perrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perrow last name increased 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perrow are 7.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Perrow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.94% more than the national average, earning R 334,920 per year; in United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $60,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearrow92343/
Pierrow922/
Perrowe922/
Pherrow921/
Paerrow921/
Perrows921/
Perow91170/
D'Perrow861/
Parrow83792/
Perowa8352/
Perzow8352/
Peyrow8329/
Pierow8320/
Perrov8317/
Peirow8313/
Perowe839/
Peruow834/
Pirrow833/
Porrow831/
Perhow831/
Pearow830/
Peroew830/
Perraw830/
Perrowová801/
Pettrow7745/
Pharrow7733/
Perrova7724/
Petrrov7715/
Perrovd771/
Perroff771/
Peroiwe771/
Peitrow771/
Perov7314,309/
Parow73342/
Pirow7381/
Porow7316/
Perof736/
Peruw731/
Preow731/
Peraw730/
Pyrow730/
Perob730/
Pierroff715/
Pherroff710/
Petrov67584,743/
Perova6717,735/
Petrof67904/
Peroff67246/
Petrów67168/
Peroev6745/
Perzov6742/
Perovs6732/
Peirov6728/
Payrow6722/
Pierov6722/
Pharow6711/
Pätrow6710/
Peerov676/
Pitrow676/
Perosf675/
Poerov675/
Perawe675/
Pairow674/
Pergov674/
Perhov673/
Peyrov673/
Perouf672/
Parhow672/
Peeraw671/
Parowf671/
Porhow671/
Peroov671/
Perouv671/
Paroiw671/
Parrof671/
Pirowa671/
Perhaw670/
Pieraw670/

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Perrow Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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