Last Name PARNELL

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Meaning	The son of Petronilla. This was abbreviated to Paronel, and then to Parnel or Pernel. One of England's commonest girl-names, it lost character, like Nan and Nanny, by becoming a cant term for women of ill repute. Parnel, a lascivious girl. Pernel, the pimpernel, a flower that always shuts up its blossom before rain. The same as Pernell, from 'Petronilla,' Italian, pretty stone. A wanton, immodest girl.

Origin	English, Irish, Zimbabwean

Rank	2,358 (2000 US census)	2,138 (1990 US census)

Count	14,069 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.21%, or 11144 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
16.94%, or 2383 total occurrences, as black,
0.3%, or 42 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.82%, or 115 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.47%, or 207 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.26%, or 177 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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