Perry (surname)

Perry is a surname with several distinct origins. In England, deriving from the Old English pyrige (pear tree), referring to one who dwells by a pear tree,[1] while in Wales Perry, along with Parry, arose as patronymics, via a shortening of "ap Harry" (son of Harry). There are some variants in the Romance or Romantic languages (derived from the Latin): Pereira , Pereyra, Pereyro, Pereiro, Pereiros Pereire, Perera, Perer, Perero, Pereros;[2] the Norman French perrieur (quarry), possibly referring to a quarryman.[2] Perry was recorded as a surname from the late 16th century in villages near Colchester, Essex, East England, such as Lexden and Copford.[3] Perry has some resemblance with the Portuguese common surname Pereira, which means pear tree in Portuguese language. Because of that, many Portuguese immigrants to the USA (especially Massachusetts) chose to "Americanize" their Pereira surname to Perry. The Italian surname, Perri, related to "Peter", is also often Americanized to Perry.

This article is about the surname Perry. For other uses, see Perry (disambiguation).
Perry
Origin
Language(s)Old English & Welsh
Region of originEngland & Wales

Geographical distribution

United Kingdom, Empire, and Dependencies

At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname Perry was highest in the following counties:[4]

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories:[4]

United States and Territories

As of 2014, 67.0% of all known bearers of the surname Perry were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following U.S. states:

The frequency of the surname was highest (over 10 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties:

People
gollark: "Borrow" a cutting-edge silicon fab and make your design on 5nm, for maximum good.
gollark: Again, computers are fast, so it can probably be optimized.
gollark: That's quite slow. I get bored if a program takes more than 5 minutes.
gollark: Please prepare for universe destruction in 60 seconds.
gollark: It is not. I am destroying this universe so that, via the anthropic principle, I will never be wrong.

See also

References
  1. "Perry Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
  2. "Genealogy". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. "The Select Surnames Website". www.selectsurnames.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "Perry Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.