The Perron surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,023 people carried this name — #6,721 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,800 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,568 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,776 people named Perron.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Morbihan.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 248 people named Perron 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
139 people named Perron live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Perron have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 33 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
22 people named Perron is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Perron in American newspapers,
1893–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 99,565 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Perron,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolas Perron 1798–1876 · physician -
Charles-François-Alexandre Perron 1824– -
Charles Perron 1837–1909 · painter -
Philipp Perron 1840–1907 · artist -
Joseph-Léonide Perron 1872–1930 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 121 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Perron.
- Perrier 1,229 · U.S. census
- Perrin 11,550 · U.S. census
- Perrine 5,541 · U.S. census
- Perrino 1,076 · U.S. census
- Perro 1,073 · U.S. census
- Perrodin 616 · U.S. census
- Perrone 6,368 · U.S. census
- Perronne 191 · U.S. census
- Perros 101 · U.S. census
- Perrot 378 · U.S. census
- Perrotta 3,713 · U.S. census
- Perrotte 257 · U.S. census
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