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The Perot surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 574 people carried this name — #38,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 568 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Perot surname

Variant of Parrott.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Perot» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,257 people named Perot.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Paris 248
Charente 171
Indre 139
Marne 119
Allier 97
Yvelines 88
Nord 78
Haute-Vienne 76

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 92 people named Perot live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 48
Buenos Aires Province 44

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 67 people named Perot 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 Namur.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Namur 27
Liège 24
Hainaut 11
East Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Perot,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Perot
    John Perot 1749–1841
  • Letitia Anne Roberts Sponagle d. 1920
  • Thomas Perot 1505–1531
  • Jane Perot 1525–
  • Robert Perot 1625–
  • Susannah Coningsby 1628–

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Perot.

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