# Parry (surname)

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

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,555 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,383 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,251 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (10,130 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpæɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicised from Welsh ap Harri, "son of Henry".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Parry 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Parry in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France and Australia.

## People named Parry

- Hubert Parry, British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918)
- Milman Parry, American hellenist (1902–1935)
- Natasha Parry, British actress (1930-2015)
- Charles Christopher Parry, British-American botanist and mountain climber (1823–1890)
- Shannon Parry, Australian rugby union player

## Similar surnames

Perry, Parra, Parr, Pray, Paré, Pair, Paro, Para, Par, Paar, Pharr, 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.