The Parra surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 26,654 people carried this name — #1,203 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,218 people named Parra.
577 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
270 people named Parra live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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.
In print
Parra in American newspapers,
1888–1932.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,299 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Parra,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aquileo Parra 1825–1900 · politician -
Eulogio Parra 1839–1872 · military personnel -
Félix Parra 1845–1919 · painter -
Porfirio Parra 1856–1912 · politician -
Vicente Parra Bordetas 1886–1967 · general practitioner
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 242 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Parra.
- Parodi 911 · U.S. census
- Parola 352 · U.S. census
- Parolini 188 · U.S. census
- Paron 185 · U.S. census
- Parot 117 · U.S. census
- Parquet 190 · U.S. census
- Parras 995 · U.S. census
- Parrent 746 · U.S. census
- Parret 217 · U.S. census
- Parrilla 1,686 · U.S. census
- Parrinello 729 · U.S. census
- Parro 288 · U.S. census
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