How common is the surname Parry?

10,555 people in the United States had the surname Parry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,251 Americans. It ranked 3,383rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parry?

Hubert Parry, British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918), followed by Milman Parry.

Where is the surname Parry most common?

Wikidata records people named Parry in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and France and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Parry?

Parry is /ˈpæɹi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Parry getting more or less common?

More common. 10,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,555 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Parry also a first name?

Yes. Parry 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 Parry

A Welsh patronymic surname, carried by 10,555 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpæɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex P600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parry is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

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

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

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,555 people named Parry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,251 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,130.

#3,383

rank among US surnames

10,555

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,240)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,374	Peng	10,575	29,196
#3,375	Pichardo	10,572	29,204
#3,376	Stepp	10,571	29,207
#3,377	Florez	10,570	29,210
#3,378	Terrazas	10,569	29,212
#3,379	Ahn	10,567	29,218
#3,380	McIntire	10,566	29,221

Who is named Parry

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

91% of people named Parry identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parrys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1989

Notable Parrys come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Parry

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

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Parry come from?: Anglicised from Welsh ap Harri, "son of Henry".
How common is the surname Parry?: 10,555 people in the United States had the surname Parry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,251 Americans. It ranked 3,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parry?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Parry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parry?: Hubert Parry, British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918), followed by Milman Parry.
Where is the surname Parry most common?: Wikidata records people named Parry in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and France and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Parry?: Parry is /ˈpæɹi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Parry?: Parry is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Parry getting more or less common?: More common. 10,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,555 in 2010, up 4.2%.
Is Parry also a first name?: Yes. Parry 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.