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

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 map

Where they were born

Born outside France 577
Hauts-de-Seine 85
Cantal 57
Rhône 48
Hérault 45
Paris 39
Bouches-du-Rhône 39
Aude 31
Lot 31

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 map

Where they live today

Vaud 65
Geneva 41
Zurich 40
Ticino 20
Bern 16
Valais 15
Aargau 11
Fribourg 10

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.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial Distri carrying the name Parra
The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial Distri 1888-08-25
Newspaper page from The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel carrying the name Parra
The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel 1900-07-14
Newspaper page from La OpinióN carrying the name Parra
La OpinióN 1932-11-23

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.

  • Aquileo Parra
    Aquileo Parra 1825–1900 · politician
  • Eulogio Parra
    Eulogio Parra 1839–1872 · military personnel
  • Félix Parra
    Félix Parra 1845–1919 · painter
  • Porfirio Parra
    Porfirio Parra 1856–1912 · politician
  • Vicente Parra Bordetas
    Vicente Parra Bordetas 1886–1967 · general practitioner

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 242 lives in all are documented under this name.

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