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Where Does The Last Name Perry Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Perry (Arabic: بيرى, Marathi: पेरी) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Perrý. Click here for other potential spellings of Perry.

How Common Is The Last Name Perry? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,408^th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,128 people. The last name Perry is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Perry reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,735^th most widely held first name globally, held by 134,750 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 274,683 people, or 1 in 1,320. In The United States Perry is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 162 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Perry Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Perry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 442 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 101 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perry Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Perry last name is principally Catholic (34%) in Ireland and Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Perry surname are 5.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Perry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning 463,468 kr per year; in Peru they earn 127.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.41% more than the national average, earning R 324,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $25,095,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $47,703 CAD per year.