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Perrier Surname Meaning

French: occupational name for a quarryman or stone breaker from Old French perrier, an agent derivative of pierre ‘stone rock’. French: habitational name from (Le) Perrier, the name of several places in various parts of France.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree from Middle English perie ‘pear tree’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

English (of Norman origin): occupational name either from Old French perrier perrieur ‘quarrier stone breaker’ (compare 1 above) or given the implied high social status of some of the early English bearers from an agent derivative of Old French and Middle English perri pirri ‘precious stone’ hence ‘jeweler’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Perrier families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Perrier family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Perrier families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 24 Perrier families living in London. This was about 14% of all the recorded Perrier's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Perrier families in 1891.

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Perrier life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Perrier in 1958 was 58, and 79 in 2004.

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