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The Perri surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,491 people carried this name — #7,413 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,303 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,151 people named Perri 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 669
City of Buenos Aires 209
Santa Fe 143
Mendoza 49
Salta 23
Córdoba 22
Neuquén 20
San Luis 16

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

217 people named Perri live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 60
Zurich 40
Aargau 22
Solothurn 20
Valais 12
Bern 9
Thurgau 9
Vaud 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 171 people named Perri.

Most of them — 127 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Vosges.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 127
Vosges 9
Essonne 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 3
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Ardennes 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Meuse 2

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 61 people named Perri 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 Hainaut.

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

Where they live today

Hainaut 34
Liège 12
Flemish Brabant 5
West Flanders 5
Limburg 5

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

In print

Perri in American newspapers,
1915–1918.

Newspaper page from The Butler Weekly Times carrying the name Perri
The Butler Weekly Times 1915-01-14
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Perri
Rock Island Argus 1918-06-13
Newspaper page from Belington Progressive carrying the name Perri
Belington Progressive 1915-02-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,215 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Perri,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francesco Perri 1885–1974 · writer
  • Francesco Perri 1885–1974 · writer
  • Rocco Perri 1887–1944 · drug trafficker
  • Pierluigi Perri 1888– · chemist
  • Pierluigi Perri 1888– · chemist
  • Francesco Perri 1901–1994 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Perri.

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