# Parrott (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,753 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,620 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,449 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (13,473 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Parrot, Perot |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive form of Peter, from Old French Perrot.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Parrott 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

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

## People named Parrott

- James Parrott, American actor and director (1897–1939)
- Andrew Parrott, British conductor
- Nicki Parrott, Australian bassist

## Similar surnames

Pratt, Pardo, Perrotta, Parrett, Partee, Perritt, Parodi, Pruitt, Prado, Prieto, Perdue, Purdy.

## 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.