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France

Etymology of Perron

What does the name Perron mean?

Champagne, France is where the ancestors of the Perron family lived. Perron was derived from the given name Peter, which comes from the Greek name Petros, meaning rock.

Early Origins of the Perron family

The surname Perron was first found in Champagne where they held a family seat at St-Martin, and were eventually elevated after the Revolution to Comtes of the Empire.

They branched to Brittany at Fontaine-Menard, and intermarried with the distinguished family of Bierset. This distinguished family also branched to Artois, Lorraine, and Picardy in north-east France, and Tournaisis.

They also established estates at Bierghes in Hainault. The family continued to contribute to the social, political, and cultural development of the French nation until the Revolution when many of the aristocratic families lost their estates.

Early History of the Perron family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Perron research. The years 1680, 1693, 1708 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Perron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Perron Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Perron, some of which include Perron, Perrone, Peron, Perouin, Perrouin, Du Perron and many more.

Early Notables of the Perron family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

Vincent Perronet (1693-1785), Vicar of Shoreham and Methodist, youngest son of David and Philothea Perronet, born in London...

Perron World Ranking

In the United States, the name Perron is the 4,241^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Perron is ranked the 170^th most popular surname with an estimated 20,748 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Perron is the 59^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Perron as 906^th with 5,706 people. 4

Perron migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Perron were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Perron were

Perron Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Perron, aged 20, who landed in Louisiana in 1720 5

Perron Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alice Perron, aged 10, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1905
Catherine Perron, aged 35, who landed in America from Paris, in 1905
Eugenie Perron, who landed in America, in 1906
Helene Perron, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1911
Clet Perron, aged 28, who landed in America from Brest, France, in 1917
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Perron migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Perron Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Daniel Francois Perron who settled in Quebec in 1663 from Aunis, near Bordeaux
Daniel-François Perron, son of François and Jeanne, who married Louise Gargottine, daughter of Jacques and Françoise, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 26th February 1664 6
Antoine Perron, son of Daniel-François and Louise, who married Jeanne Tremblé, daughter of Pierre and Ozanne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 15th January 1691 6
Jean Perron, son of Daniel and Louise, who married Anne Gaudin, daughter of Charles and Marie, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 10th November 1698 6

Perron Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Antoine Perron, son of Antoine and Jeanne, who married Marie-Madeleine Simard, daughter of Étienne and Rosalie, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 8th November 1723 6
Jean Perron, son of Antoine and Jeanne, who married Agathe Simard, daughter of Étienne and Rosalie, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 24th April 1724 6
Jean-Baptiste Perron, son of Jean and Anne, who married Geneviève Benoit, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Josephte, in Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec on 30th October 1724 6
Pascal Perron, son of Jean and Anne, who married Marie-Louise Laroche, daughter of François and Francoise, in Cap-Santé, Quebec on 4th November 1727 6
Gaspard Perron, son of Jean and Anne, who married Dorothée De Leugré, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec on 2nd January 1727 6
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Perron Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Sawka Perron, who arrived in Quebec in 1896

Perron Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Elmira Perron, aged 39, who settled in S. Lancaster, Canada, in 1912
Bertha Perron, aged 38, who immigrated to Canada, in 1915
Jacques Perron, aged 22, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1921

Perron migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Perron Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Margaret Perron, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Admiral" in 1838 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Perron (post 1700) +

François Perron, French-born, American ballet dancer and teacher, founder of the French Academie of Ballet, based in New York City
Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron O.F.M. Cap. (1925-2021), French prelate of the Catholic Church Bishop of Djibouti from 1992 until his retirement in 2001
Pierre Cuillier- Perron (1753-1755), French military adventurer in India
Marshall Perron (b. 1942), Australian politician, 4th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia (1988-1995)
Gilles Perron (b. 1940), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (1997-2008)
Fleuri Perron (1866-1931), Canadian politician and businessman, Mayor of St. Albert, Alberta
Jean Perron (b. 1946), Canadian former head coach in the NHL from Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec
David Perron (b. 1988), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Oskar Perron (1880-1975), German mathematician, eponym of Perron's formula

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ROYAL ADMIRAL 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838RoyalAdmiral.htm