Parr Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Parr Name Meaning: From Old English 'pearr' meaning enclosure

First found in Lancashire, where records are found on census rolls taken by early Kings of Britain for taxation purposes

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parr family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,317
Coal Miner 152
General Labourer 100
Agricultural Labourer 87
Cotton Weaver 85
Labourer 76
Dress Maker 68
Domestic Servant 58
Living On Own Means 58
General Servant 47
Living On Her Own Means 46
Farmer 42
General Servant Domestic 42
Farm Labourer 41
Carter 39
Gardener 37
Laundress 36
House Keeper 32
Cotton Spinner 29
Clerk 23
Tailoress 22
Grocer 22
Blacksmith 22
General Domestic Servant 19
Farm Servant 19

Parr Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parr 100% 54,381
2 Prior 40% 49,280
3 Prier 40% 4,075
4 Purr 75% 1,290
5 Pereira 43% 1,034
6 Perrie 50% 553
7 Pierre 50% 483
8 Pearer 67% 404
9 Paar 75% 300
10 Par 75% 259
11 Perr 75% 219
12 Pirrie 50% 216
13 Perree 50% 170
14 Priar 40% 131

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The surname Parr is the most popular version of all its varients

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