Perron Family History
Perron Name 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