Perryman Surname

31,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Perryman Surname Definition:

1 Perry’s Man (-Servant): v. Perry (Anglo-French) Robertus Perysman.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

2 Pear-Tree Man (dweller at the Pear-Tree(s): v. Perry (English)

Perryman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8881:30,4893,794
England2,2231:25,0643,441
Australia1,6251:16,6132,336
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Wales1441:21,4902,281
Trinidad and Tobago1401:9,7431,353
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Panama611:64,1352,850
Barbados321:8,983725
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Grenada281:3,876538
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France51:13,284,544357,392
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominica41:18,973529
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0241:23,8043,322
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3421:37,4214,433

Perryman (45) may also be a first name.

Perryman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Perry’s Man (-Servant): v. Perry (Anglo-French) Robertus Perysman.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

2 Pear-Tree Man (dweller at the Pear-Tree(s): v. Perry (English)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a maker of perry. The name is as old as temp. Edw. I. Peryman. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perryman Last Name Facts

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

Perryman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Perryman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perryman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perryman is the 31,823rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 434,766 people. The surname Perryman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Perryman are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Perryman is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 45 people.

The surname Perryman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,888 people, or 1 in 30,489. In The United States Perryman is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Perryman is found in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Perryman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perryman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perryman surname expanded 886 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 65 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perryman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Perryman surname are 8.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perryman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning 297,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 115.19% more than the national average, earning R 511,380 per year; in United States they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $39,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $56,804 CAD per year.

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Perryman Reference & Research

Perryman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Perryman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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