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

The Perret surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,102 people carried this name — #21,947 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 9,842 people named Perret.

213 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Ain.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 213
Ain 1,185
Rhône 1,090
Loire 955
Isère 574
Paris 555
Saône-et-Loire 457
Savoie 444
Haute-Savoie 340

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,023 people named Perret live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 688
Neuchâtel 362
Geneva 222
Bern 173
Zurich 127
Fribourg 101
Valais 91
Aargau 54

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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