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Perron Surname Meaning

Altered form of French Péron (see Peron) a cognate of 2 below. Compare Paro, Pearo, Pero, and Perow. French: from a pet form of the Old French personal name Perre, a variant of Pierre, French form of Peter. This surname is also established in England, taken there by the Huguenots; compare Perrin.

French: habitational name from (Le) Perron, the name of several places in various parts of France (e.g. in Jura), named from pierre ‘stone, rock’. Breton (rarely Le Pérron): variant of Pédron (see Pedron).

Spanish (Perrón): probably from an augmentative of perro ‘dog’. Italian: variant of Perrone with loss of the final syllable.

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

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Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Perron life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1959. The average life expectancy for Perron in 1941 was 31, and 73 in 2004.

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