# Parr (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/parr/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,286 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,239 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,958 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.0% (16,120 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Parr in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Parr in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Parr

- Robert Parr, American theoretical chemist (1921-2017)
- Jerry Parr, American Secret Service agent (1930–2015)
- Warren Parr, Australian hurdler
- John Wayne Parr, Australian martial artist
- Adam Parr, British businessman

## Similar surnames

Parra, Parry, Paré, Pair, Paro, Para, Par, Paar, Pharr, Payer, Perry, Pierre.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.