The Perin surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,188 people carried this name — #20,693 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,356 people named Perin.
182 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 223 people named Perin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
57 people named Perin live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
Perin in American newspapers,
1898–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,583 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Perin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Karoline von Perin-Gradenstein 1806–1888 · activist -
George Landor Perin 1854–1921 · missionary -
Bradford Perin 1888–1963 · artist -
Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester 1893–1984 · actor -
Bernardo Perin 1897–1964 · association football coach
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 60 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Perin.
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