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    The surname Parr

    A surname, carried by 16,286 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parr is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,286 people named Parr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,958 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,120.

    #2,239
    rank among US surnames
    16,286
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,057)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,230Baum16,33418,902
    #2,231Ruffin16,32418,914
    #2,232Laughlin16,32318,915
    #2,233Rader16,32018,918
    #2,234Baron16,30818,932
    #2,235Trimble16,30618,934
    #2,236Hare16,30418,937

    Who is named Parr

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Parr identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Parrs

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Parr
      American theoretical chemist (1921-2017)
    • Jerry Parr
      American Secret Service agent (1930–2015)
    • Warren Parr
      Australian hurdler, born 1952
    • John Wayne Parr
      Australian martial artist, born 1976
    • Adam Parr
      British businessman, born 1965

    Notable Parrs come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Parr

    Parr has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Parr?
    16,286 people in the United States had the surname Parr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,958 Americans. It ranked 2,239th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Parr?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Parr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Parr?
    Robert Parr, American theoretical chemist (1921-2017), followed by Jerry Parr.
    Where is the surname Parr most common?
    Wikidata records people named Parr in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Parr getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,286 in 2010, up 1.0%.