Last Name PERRING

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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, Irish, Falkland

Rank 87,729 (2000 US census) 79,923 (1990 US census)
Count 197 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.42%, or 186 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.54%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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