Find out how popular the last name Parlin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Parlin.

Parlin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Parlin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Parlin in America

Parlin is the 23957th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Parlin surname appeared 1,053 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Parlin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Parlin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Parlin

The surname Parlin is of English origin, and it is believed to have first emerged in the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old English word "pearroc," which means "a small enclosed area or a park." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near or owned a small enclosed area or park.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Parlin can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the Great Survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name is listed as "Parlinge," which is likely an earlier spelling variation.

During the Middle Ages, the name Parlin appeared in various historical records, such as the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1272, where it was spelled as "Parlyng." The Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1279 also mentioned the name as "Parling."

In the 16th century, the name Parlin was closely associated with the village of Parlington, located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. This village likely derived its name from the Old English words "pearroc" and "tun," meaning "the enclosed area or park farm."

One notable individual bearing the surname Parlin was Sir John Parlin (c. 1480 - 1551), who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1537. Another individual was Thomas Parlin (c. 1615 - 1690), a Puritan settler who came to New England in the 17th century and helped establish the town of Concord, Massachusetts.

In the 18th century, the name Parlin gained prominence with the birth of John Parlin (1728 - 1805), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He was later appointed as the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1782 to 1791.

The 19th century saw the rise of Walter S. Parlin (1822 - 1891), an American industrialist who founded the Parlin and Orendorff Company, a prominent manufacturer of agricultural machinery in Illinois.

Throughout its history, the surname Parlin has undergone various spelling variations, such as Parling, Parlinge, Parlynge, and Parlyn, but the modern spelling of Parlin has become the most widely accepted form.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Parlin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Parlin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Parlin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Parlin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Parlin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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