Explore the Family Name Parisher

The meaning of Parisher

Variant of Perisho, a surname of Breton or French origin. Compare Parrisher.

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How common is the last name Parisher in the United States?

The surname "Parisher" demonstrated a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the name was ranked 93,006 and by 2010, it had slipped to 102,197 in terms of popularity - a drop of roughly 9.88 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased during this period from 183 to 176, marking a decline of about 3.83 percent. As a proportion per 100,000 individuals, the prevalence of the name "Parisher" also saw a decrease of 14.29 percent from 0.07 to 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,006	#102,197	-9.88%
Count	183	176	-3.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parisher

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicated that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname "Parisher" identified as White. In 2000, this figure stood at 96.72 percent and increased slightly to 97.16 percent by 2010. Other ethnic identities including Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained constant or were marked as suppressed for privacy (designated by "(S)") during both census years. Interestingly, there is a small change noted in the category of Black ethnicity from 0 to 0.00 over the decade, though the significance of this shift is unclear. The data does not record anyone identifying with two or more races under this surname for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	97.16%	0.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%