Perrington Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 18
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 2
Devon 8
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 17
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 23
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Perrington Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Perrington family

Profession Census Frequency
School 8
Housekeeper 2
Laundress 2
Private Means 2
General Servant (domestic) 1
Core Maker 1
House Driver (cale) 1
Law Clerk 1
Masseuse (nurse) 1
Secretary & Typist 1
Tailor 1
Wollen Spinner 1
Biate Mans 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
Maker Up At Bleach Works 1
Auctioneer Clerk 1
Brushmaker 1
Grocer's (assistant) 1
Butler Salesman 1
Caretaker Of Church Club 1
Clerk 1
Office Cleaner 1
Tramway Labourer 1
Shop Maker 1
Farm Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Perrington

Name Census Frequency
William Perrington 33
John Perrington 24
Mary Perrington 23
Elizabeth Perrington 21
George Perrington 12
Ann Perrington 10
Richard Perrington 9
Henry Perrington 8
Jane Perrington 8
Thomas Perrington 8
Louisa Perrington 6
Edward Perrington 5
Ellen Perrington 5
Emily Perrington 5
James Perrington 5
Joseph Perrington 5
Margaret Perrington 5
Alice Perrington 4
Annie Perrington 4
Florence Perrington 4
Frederick Perrington 4
Ada Perrington 3
Albert Perrington 3
Charles Perrington 3
Edith Perrington 3

Perrington Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parrington 90% 4,042
2 Perrington 100% 338
3 Purrington 90% 224

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The surname Perrington is the 2nd most popular variant of Parrington.

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