Last Name PERRIN

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Meaning	The son of Peter, from Old French Pierre, diminutive Per-in or Per-on. The list in the London Directory (of English descent, not counting foreigners) is conclusive proof of the populariy of this pet-form of Peter. The 'g' in Perring and Perrings is excrescent. Perin lingered longest ub Cornwall.

Origin	English, Jewish, French, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian, Moroccan

Rank	2,948 (2000 US census)	4,004 (1990 US census)

Count	11,222 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

83.16%, or 9332 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.73%, or 1429 total occurrences, as black,
0.61%, or 68 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 61 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.54%, or 173 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.43%, or 160 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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