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Definition: 1- A local surname derived from the Old English word "pirige" or "pyrige," meaning pear tree, denoting a "dweller by the pear-tree." 2- Possibly derived from the old French "perrier" or "perrieur," for quarry, in which case it denoted one who worked in a quarry or who lived in a rocky location.
Surname Origin:
English, French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
PIRRIE, PERY, PEERY
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Common Surname Search Tips PERRY Family Genealogy Forum PERRY Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - PERRY Genealogy PERRY Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - PERRY Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - PERRY Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - PERRY Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - PERRY Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
