Perth Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Perth Surname Definition:

From the town of the same name. Robert de Perth witnessed the gift of the church of Hadintona by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews, a. 1173 (RPSA., p. 135). He is probably the Robertus filius Seulfi who sometimes appears as Robertus filius Seulfi de Perth (ibid.

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Perth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Israel201:427,88233,464
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Perth (203) may also be a first name.

Perth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of the same name. Robert de Perth witnessed the gift of the church of Hadintona by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews, a. 1173 (RPSA., p. 135). He is probably the Robertus filius Seulfi who sometimes appears as Robertus filius Seulfi de Perth (ibid., p. 132,136, etc.). Jacobus de Pert and his heirs had a grant of Rosin clerac from William the Lion, and among the witnesses is Samuele de Pert (SCM., II, p. 318). Jacobus de Perth also witnessed a charter by Swan filius Thor, c. 1211-14 (Scon, p. 18), and Johannes de Perth witnessed a charter of the lands of Rath in the territory of Kateryn or Katerlyn, c. 1206 (RAA., I, p. 45). Thomas of Perth was one of the garrison of Stirling, 1339-40 (Bain, III, p. 241). John de Perth, burgess and alderman of the town of Seint Johan de Perthe, and Wadyn de Perth, burgess of the same town, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, 814, and p. 197), and a later John of Perth, a Scots merchant, had a safe conduct into England in 1412 (Bain, IV, 829).

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

(Celtic) belonging to Perth, 12th cent. Pert, Perth = (prob.) the Thorn-Brake; Thicket ictish cognate of Welsh perth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perth (Arabic: برث) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perth? popularity and diffusion

Perth is the 1,290,735th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Perth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Perth live; 72 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 635,584th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 203 people.

It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 290,123. In Canada Perth is most numerous in: Quebec, where 89 percent live, Ontario, where 9 percent live and British Columbia, where 1 percent live. Besides Canada it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Perth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Perth surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Perth earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $42,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertch918/
Pearth915/
Perthe912/
Paerth910/
Pert892,673/
Pertsch83388/
Peareth8380/
Pfertsh8329/
Peerdth838/
Peart8017,327/
Porth802,600/
Parth801,899/
Piert80447/
Perte80248/
Perts8094/
Perrt8017/
Paert8014/
Preth8012/
Pertt805/
Poert804/
Peirt801/
Peert801/
Pgert801/
Petrt801/
Pfert800/
Pirth800/
Peyret731,844/
Peiret73210/
Pferdt7367/
Peerts7338/
Pforth7319/
Phorth7314/
Pearte7312/
Prethe737/
Perrtt734/
Phetrt732/
Pierrt732/
Petrts731/
Pfertz731/
Pertte731/
Bparth731/
Paarth731/
Pharth731/
Peerte731/
Peartz731/
Pordth731/
Pearet730/
Peirte730/
Piertt730/
Port6714,701/
Part673,044/
Pret67485/
Pirt67383/
Pärt67156/
Pertova6775/
Pörtsch6751/
Perţ6746/
Peřt6718/
Perč6716/
Perd6716/
Pertová6710/
Poireth6710/
Pirtsch678/
Pyrtsch677/
Hppertz672/
D'Peart672/
Peerzdh671/
Pyrt671/
Peerete671/
Peirret671/
Perć671/

Perth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perth in the Arabic language
برثbrth-
بيرثbyrth-

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