Parel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Parel surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 254 people carried this name — #71,610 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 250 people named Parel.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Corrèze.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Corrèze 98
Paris 27
Haute-Savoie 10
Aisne 10
Gironde 8
Rhône 8
Seine-et-Marne 7
Orne 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

186 people named Parel live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.

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Where they live today

Neuchâtel 80
Vaud 21
Geneva 19
Valais 16
Zurich 16
Bern 11
Aargau 8
Jura 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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