Persey Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Persey Surname Definition:

From the parish and canton of Perci in St. Lo, Normandy. Alanus de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's Inquisitio anent the possessions of the church of Glasgow a. 1124 (REG., p. 5). Galfridus de Perci gave a carucate containing five score and four acres in Hetone (now Heiton) to Kelso Abbey, c.

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Persey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Persey (112) may also be a first name.

Persey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the parish and canton of Perci in St. Lo, Normandy. Alanus de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's Inquisitio anent the possessions of the church of Glasgow a. 1124 (REG., p. 5). Galfridus de Perci gave a carucate containing five score and four acres in Hetone (now Heiton) to Kelso Abbey, c. 1152 (Kelso, 358). Alan de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's grant of Estrahanent (Strath Nith) to Robert de Brus, a. 1153 (Nat. MSS., I, 19). Sara Percie appears in Hiesilsyde, parish of Douglas, 1668 (Lanark CR.). There is an article on 'The Percies of Scotland,' by Joseph Bain, in Archaeological journal, 1884, XLI, p. 335-341.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

William de Perci, who, with his brother Serlo, assisted in the Conquest of England, appears in Domesday as tenant in capite in many counties, especially in those of York and Lincoln. Perci is the name of a parish and canton near St. Lo, in Normandy, the ancient fief of the family. Dugdale traces the pedigree of William de Percy up to the Northman Mainfred, who settled in Neustria (Normandy) before the cession of that province to Rollo.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The renowned family of Percy, of Northumberland, England, derived their name from Percy Forest, in the Province of Maen, Normandy, whence they came, which signifies a stony place, from pierre. It may signify a hunting place, from pirsen, Teutonic, to hunt; percer, French, to penetrate, to force one's way.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Persey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Persey (Russian: Персей) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Persey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Persey is the 1,055,483rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Persey live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 112 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 62 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Persey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Persey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Persey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Persey surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Persey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,395 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearsey92226/
Pershey9298/
Piersey9212/
Perssey922/
Peirsey920/
Peursey920/
Perse911,358/
Persy91386/
Pearseyh861/
Pfersehy861/
Peerscey860/
Pearse839,835/
Percey83640/
Persee83624/
Pierse83604/
Perseu83400/
Persse83351/
Persie83290/
Parsey83253/
Perser83224/
Persue83124/
Persuy8385/
Peirse8381/
Perset8372/
Persei8371/
Perseh8356/
Persea8348/
Pershy8346/
Persay8328/
Persze8328/
Persiy8325/
Persyi8322/
Pershe8320/
Persøy8320/
Persed8310/
Persys8310/
Phersy839/
Porsey835/
Perses834/
Pearsy833/
Piersy833/
Peersy832/
Paerse832/
Perssy832/
Persøe832/
Peurse831/
Persez831/
Persep831/
Perzse831/
Persée831/
Peerse831/
Perrse830/
Pherse830/
Piercey774,037/
Pearcey772,148/
Perchey77337/
Perschy77254/
Pershay77198/
Persche77113/
Phearse7784/
Piersee7782/
Pearset7769/
Pfershy7754/
Parseya7728/
Peircey7727/
Pershes7723/
Persiya7722/
Persett7722/
Perseis7721/
Persyts7714/
Parssey7712/
Pershep7712/
Persset7712/
Persoie7710/
Pershae778/
Parshey777/
Pershed776/
Perseud775/
Perseit775/
Pershiy774/
Perseus774/
Pershyi773/
Persheh773/
Persayd772/
Persaue772/
Persher772/
Persier772/
Perseas772/
Peirsee771/
Persead771/
Persech771/
Perseph771/
Perseut771/
Pershea771/
Persoya771/
Persuya771/
Phershy771/
Persaie771/
Perseed771/
Perseth771/
Petrsse771/
Pearser770/
Pearsse770/
Pershoe770/
Peersse770/
Pearsie770/
Peerser770/
Persies770/
Persgoy770/
Pharsey770/
Perrser770/
Percy7317,562/
Parse737,504/
Persa732,294/
Parsy731,935/
Perge731,583/
Persi731,465/
Perše73513/
Perce73441/
Porse73341/
Perje73327/
Perzy7391/
Perze7361/
Pirse7344/
Perşe7329/
Persé7320/
Persí732/
Pferschy71185/
Pershych7119/
Perseitz717/
Perseius715/
Parseyie715/
Parsheya714/
Pharseya713/
Perseich712/
Pfersche712/
Porseeya712/
Pearchey711/
Persches711/
Pershetz711/
Persiets711/
Pherschy711/
Piersche711/
Poersche711/
Pearsheh711/
Pershayi711/
Pershesh711/
Pershieh711/
Porsheya711/
Persheha711/
Pearsuya711/
Pearsess710/
Pershaie710/
Pierce67195,033/
Pearce67151,377/
Persad6710,532/
Piercy679,799/
Peirce677,202/
Persia675,336/
Pearcy674,907/
Parseh673,928/
Perche673,792/
Perger673,111/
Perjes672,125/
Piersa671,180/
Pergis671,108/
Perges67883/
Persha67392/
Parshe67385/
Peercy67380/
Perjés67357/
Perget67269/
Percea67233/
Perscheid67232/
Porshe67231/
Percet67225/
Parsay67210/
Parsee67169/
Perchy67163/
Peerce67152/
Percer67151/
Persis67139/
Persau67129/
Peržeľ67129/
Pershi67125/
Perzee67123/
Porsie67114/
Pörzse67107/
Perjás6781/
Pferscher6779/
Persat6774/
Perjis6763/
Persid6759/
Persić6754/
Persai6745/
Pirsie6742/
Percis6740/
Persip6734/
Porzse6724/
Persič6724/
Porsea6721/
Perjet6721/
Paerce6720/
Perzsa6720/
Persou6718/
Pircey6716/
Paarse6713/
Perceu6712/
Persas6711/
Parshy6711/
Perjez6711/
Percyz6710/
Parsze6710/
Perzer6710/
Peircy679/
Pharse679/
Perjea678/
Pergee677/
Parsie677/
Porsee677/
Pierze676/
Persaň676/
Perces675/
Perzez675/
Perseiová675/
Pirser674/
Poerce674/
Persoa674/
Perssi674/
Porsse674/
Pirsay673/
Petrsa673/
Persah673/
Parsoy673/
Perrcy672/
Pyrser672/
Peersa672/
Persap672/
Parrse672/
Pairse672/
Perrce672/
Porsay672/
Perssa671/
Porsei671/
Pearje671/
Prezey671/
Persgi671/
Persit671/
Perzas671/
Perzea671/
Perzes671/
Pirsee671/
Pitrse671/
Phorse671/
Parsea671/
Bporse671/
Pearsi671/
Percez671/
Parssy671/
Piersi671/
Pierçe671/
Percee671/
Persaj671/
Persca671/
Perzie671/
Pergej671/
Perjas671/
Perjer671/
Pregey671/
Phirse671/
Persietts671/
Perdge671/
Pearsa671/
Pearge671/
Peerseeds671/
Peersheer671/
Parsse670/
Pearxe670/
Pergea670/
Pirsce670/
Percay670/
Perscheet670/
Pergie670/
Peurce670/
Perjoy670/

Persey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persey in the Russian language
Персейpersej-

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Persey Reference & Research

Pursey Project - A website dedicated to the Pursey family and its origins

Pursey 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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