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

Perryman, 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 Perryman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perryman in America

Perryman is the 3748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perryman surname appeared 9,443 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Perryman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perryman 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 Perryman

The surname Perryman has its origins in England, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French words 'piere' meaning stone and 'homme' meaning man, referring to someone who worked as a stonemason or lived near a prominent stone structure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where a William Perereman is mentioned. The name also appears in various other medieval records, such as the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1301, which lists a Robert Perreman.

The Perryman surname is closely linked to several place names in England, particularly those containing the element 'stone' or 'rock.' For instance, the village of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was once known as 'Perynnanhyve,' suggesting a connection to the surname.

In the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled as 'Perriman' or 'Peryman,' reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling common during that era. One notable bearer of the name was John Perryman, a prominent merchant and landowner in Gloucestershire, who lived from circa 1550 to 1620.

During the English Civil War (1642-1651), a Captain Edward Perryman served in the Parliamentarian forces and was involved in several key battles, including the Siege of Reading in 1643.

In the 18th century, the Perryman family had a strong presence in the county of Somerset, where they owned several estates and manors. One member of this branch, William Perryman (1725-1795), was a renowned agriculturist and author of several treatises on farming practices.

Another notable figure was Sir John Perryman (1756-1831), a British naval officer who distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars and was knighted for his services in 1815.

The Perryman surname also has a strong association with the United States, where many families of English descent bearing this name settled in the colonial era. One early American bearer was William Perryman (1688-1745), who emigrated from Gloucestershire and became a prominent landowner and community leader in Virginia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perryman

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

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

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