How common is the surname Parrott?

13,753 people in the United States had the surname Parrott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,449 Americans. It ranked 2,620th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parrott?

James Parrott, American actor and director (1897–1939), followed by Andrew Parrott.

Where is the surname Parrott most common?

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

Is the surname Parrott getting more or less common?

More common. 13,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,753 in 2010, up 2.1%.

Is Parrott also a first name?

Yes. Parrott is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Parrott

A patronymic surname, carried by 13,753 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parrott is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

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

Parrott is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,753 people named Parrott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,449 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,473.

#2,620

rank among US surnames

13,753

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,458)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,611	Ellsworth	13,813	22,352
#2,612	Mathew	13,808	22,360
#2,613	Lovelace	13,787	22,394
#2,614	Valles	13,777	22,410
#2,615	Weller	13,774	22,415
#2,616	Upton	13,769	22,423
#2,617	Andrew	13,764	22,431

Who is named Parrott

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

84% of people named Parrott identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parrotts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Parrott
American actor and director (1897–1939)
Andrew Parrott
British conductor, born 1947
Nicki Parrott
Australian bassist, born 1970

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Parrot
Perot

Surnames that sound like Parrott

Parrott has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

Questions

Where does the surname Parrott come from?: From a Middle English diminutive form of Peter, from Old French Perrot.
How common is the surname Parrott?: 13,753 people in the United States had the surname Parrott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,449 Americans. It ranked 2,620th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parrott?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Parrott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parrott?: James Parrott, American actor and director (1897–1939), followed by Andrew Parrott.
Where is the surname Parrott most common?: Wikidata records people named Parrott in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is Parrott?: Parrott is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Parrott getting more or less common?: More common. 13,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,753 in 2010, up 2.1%.
What are other spellings of Parrott?: Parrot and Perot.
Is Parrott also a first name?: Yes. Parrott is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.