Explore the Family Name Parrell

The meaning of Parrell

English: variant of Perrell.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Parrell has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Parrell was ranked as the 90,252nd most popular surname in the United States, while in 2010 it slipped to the 97,671st spot, marking an 8.22% decrease in rank. The count of individuals bearing the surname also dropped from 190 in 2000 to 186 in 2010, showing a decrease of 2.11%. The proportion of the population with the surname Parrell per 100,000 people also declined from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010, a 14.29% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#90,252	#97,671	-8.22%
Count	190	186	-2.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parrell

When we look at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Parrell, we find interesting shifts based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 94.21% of those with this surname identified as White, but by 2010 that number had fallen slightly to 92.47%, showing a change of -1.85%. Although the Parrell surname was not linked with Asian/Pacific Islander or people identifying as two or more races in either year, there was a notable increase in its association with the Black community. In 2000, only 2.63% of those with the Parrell surname identified as Black; by 2010, this figure had risen to 3.23%, marking a 22.81% increase. Additionally, the data shows a new association between the Parrell surname and the Hispanic community in 2010, a trend that didn't exist in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.21%	92.47%	-1.85%
Black	2.63%	3.23%	22.81%
Hispanic	0%	2.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%