Last Name PARRY

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Meaning	Ap-Harry, i.e. the son of Harry. Also 'the son of Peter,' from French Pierre. This was popularly Parr. Probably a contraction of 'Ap Harry,' the son of Harry. In the Welsh it also signifies ready, prepared, equal, like; 'Para,' endurance, one capable of enduring. The name may be local, from 'Parys,' a mountain in Wales, so called from 'parhrus,' inexhaustible (mines); or 'Pres,' brass, copper, ore.

Origin	Welsh, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank	3,240 (2000 US census)	3,369 (1990 US census)

Count	10,130 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.4%, or 9360 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.93%, or 297 total occurrences, as black,
0.8%, or 81 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.4%, or 41 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.35%, or 137 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.11%, or 214 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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