Pirret Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pirret Surname Definition:

From French Ferret or Pierret, 'little Peter.' James Pirrat, tailor, freeman of Glasgow, 1584 (Burgesses). Walter Pirate in Kirkness, 1640 (PEK., p. 157). Robert Pirret was a "Wet Review" veteran, Edinburgh, 1881.

Pirret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Australia551:490,83137,357
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818

Pirret (18) may also be a first name.

Pirret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From French Ferret or Pierret, 'little Peter.' James Pirrat, tailor, freeman of Glasgow, 1584 (Burgesses). Walter Pirate in Kirkness, 1640 (PEK., p. 157). Robert Pirret was a "Wet Review" veteran, Edinburgh, 1881.

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

Pirret Last Name Facts

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

Pirret is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pirret.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirret? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 876,631st most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Pirret occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pirret reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Pirret is also the 2,608,198th most common forename in the world, held by 18 people.

The last name Pirret is most common in England, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Pirret is most frequent in: Essex, where 18 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 16 percent live and City of Bristol, where 15 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Pirret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirret has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pirret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pirret surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pirret earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning 329,569 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning $53,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierret925,453/
Pirrett9234/
Poirret9227/
Pirretz9226/
Pirriet921/
Peirret921/
Pirrete921/
Piret914,343/
Pirre91404/
Pairrett8652/
Pierrett869/
Pirrette863/
Poirriet861/
Peirrett860/
Pierre83820,629/
Perret8330,887/
Poiret834,122/
Pirrie831,396/
Pairet83321/
Pieret83310/
Peiret83210/
Pirett83137/
Pirrit83112/
Pirete8380/
Peirre8379/
Pitret8375/
Pirres8348/
Pirets8327/
Purret8322/
Pireth8320/
Poirre837/
Pirrey836/
Pirest832/
Pireet832/
Piriet832/
Pisrre832/
Pairre831/
Pirrei831/
Piorre831/
Piërre831/
Pirrer830/
Pire8010,718/
Poirrette804/
Pairrette801/
Perrett778,608/
Perriet77500/
Pierrie77122/
Purrett7777/
Pairett7776/
Piereth7772/
Pirette7758/
Perreth7755/
Pierrey7738/
Pirritt7737/
Pierree7731/
Perrete7728/
Pierett7727/
Pierreu7724/
Poirrie7719/
Peirest7710/
Poireth7710/
Poirrer775/
Poiriet774/
Phirrie774/
Poirree773/
Pierrre773/
Poirrez773/
Pierred772/
Phierre771/
Pairete771/
Perreit771/
Peirrer771/
Pirriot771/
Poirrée771/
Pairets771/
Perrest770/
Pairrie770/
Perrets770/
Pires73589,331/
Pitre7319,249/
Piere7314,986/
Pirie738,690/
Pirez735,495/
Pirri734,116/
Peret733,669/
Paire732,226/
Perre732,049/
Poire731,978/
Pirra731,707/
Pirer73842/
Pirei73722/
Peire73664/
Pirit73326/
Pireh73305/
Puret73180/
Piree73180/
Pirge73175/
Pirry73160/
Pirea73157/
Piore73119/
Pireu7372/
Phire7344/
Pirje7332/
Pyret7331/
Pirey7326/
Péret7319/
Pirée738/
Pisre736/
Pirré736/
Pirrè735/
Pirep734/
Pirej733/
Pyrre733/
Pired732/
Puire731/
Pijre731/
Pèret731/
Pirrí731/
Piryt731/
Pirhe731/
Pèrre731/
Perrette711,245/
Poirette71615/
D'Pierre713/
Pierriea712/
Pearrett712/
Pearrest712/
Perriett711/
Pairette711/
Pirritte711/
Pairheet711/
Perretts710/
Peurrett710/
Peirette710/
Peireitt710/
Pierri677,259/
Perets676,910/
Perete672,792/
Perrie671,845/
Peyret671,844/
Perrey671,769/
Perrez67948/
Perree67709/
Pearre67530/
Pierry67493/
Pierra67453/
Peires67409/
Pieyre67381/
Pairez67350/
Payret67350/
Pitrey67304/
Perget67269/
Pitrez67260/
Paires67211/
Poirey67210/
Pairie67197/
Paitre67186/
Poirer67182/
Pierie67174/
Pirher67169/
Phirie67164/
Perres67161/
Poiree67147/
Phaire67146/
Poirie67139/
Perrea67128/
Piroit6791/
Perrer6782/
Perreu6775/
Piriot6771/
Pitres6770/
Perrée6754/
Perett6753/
Pyorre6749/
Pyrett6747/
Petret6743/
Peired6742/
Peuret6739/
Pierey6737/
Perrit6735/
Pereth6735/
Peitre6735/
Pittre6734/
Pairee6731/
Pesret6729/
Peirez6727/
Purett6727/
Pirite6725/
Pairei6721/
Perrei6721/
Pirris6719/
Peirie6718/
Pyrets6718/
Perest6715/
Puirit6715/
Piorry6714/
Pieree6713/
Poirée6713/
Phirer6713/
Pirzie6711/
Phiree6710/
Pirees679/
Pereat679/
Peirer679/
Pirith678/
Pitree678/
Poitre678/
Poirei677/
Peirri677/
Pierze676/
Piress676/
Piresh675/
Phirej675/
Phirry675/
Pairit675/
Poires674/
Phirri674/
Pireis674/
Ppires674/
Pairer674/
Peredt673/
Peerre673/
Poirea673/
Pireer672/
Peirey672/
Peirry672/
Periet672/
Peirra672/
Puriet672/
Pierei672/
Piresd672/
Pérrez672/
Poirri672/
Phires671/
Pairra671/
Peiree671/
Peireh671/
Pureth671/
Purrit671/
Pyriet671/
Perreh671/
Pherre671/
Petrre671/
Pierea671/
Pirray671/
Pirruy671/
Pithre671/
Pitrea671/
Paired671/
Pairey671/
Perred671/
Pereut671/
Pireas671/
Peirea671/
Pairea671/
Phirit671/
Pierit671/
Perezt671/
Perhet671/
Perrep671/
Pirrip671/
Pirrys671/
Pitreț671/
Poirez671/
Poireé671/
Poirra671/
Pïerre671/
Pérezt671/
Pétret671/
Pirraa671/
Pirech671/
Pirist671/
Pureit671/
Paisre671/
Peirei671/
Pearet670/
Pitreh670/
Pyretz670/

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