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

Perrone, 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 Perrone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perrone in America

Perrone is the 5463rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perrone surname appeared 6,368 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Perrone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perrone 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 Perrone

The surname Perrone has its roots in Italy and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the Italian word "perro," which means "rock" or "stone." This suggests that the name may have been adopted by people who lived near rocky areas or worked as stonemasons.

In its earliest forms, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Perron, Perron, and Perroni, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time. The name was particularly common in the regions of Piedmont, Liguria, and Lombardy in northern Italy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Perrone surname can be found in the 14th-century Florentine census records, where a family bearing the name is mentioned as residing in the city. Another notable historical reference is the presence of the Perrone name in the notarial records of Genoa, dating back to the 15th century.

Among the notable individuals who bore the Perrone surname, one can mention Giovanni Battista Perrone (1663-1727), an Italian painter known for his religious works, and Girolamo Perrone (1668-1733), an Italian architect who designed several notable churches and palaces in Genoa.

Another prominent figure was Niccolò Perrone (1824-1887), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and played a crucial role in the unification of Italy during the Risorgimento movement.

In the 16th century, the Perrone family established themselves in the town of Montecorvino Pugliano, near Salerno in southern Italy. One of the most notable members of this branch was Antonio Perrone (1527-1597), a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Sacro Regio Consiglio, the highest court of the Kingdom of Naples.

The Perrone surname also found its way to other parts of Europe, with notable individuals such as Juan Perrone (1518-1589), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Americas, and François Perrone (1692-1768), a French architect who designed several prominent buildings in Paris.

Throughout its rich history, the Perrone surname has been associated with various professions, from artists and architects to lawyers, politicians, and explorers, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and contributions of those who bore this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perrone

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

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 Perrone 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 Perrone 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 Perrone was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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