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Paris

in the US

There are 14,420 people with the last name "Paris" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Paris 1,925
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  1. is 1,921st most common Mallory
  2. is 1,922nd most common Crenshaw
  3. is 1,923rd most common Triplett
  4. is 1,924th most common Schwarz
  5. is 1,925th most common Paris
  6. is 1,926th most common Madrid
  7. is 1,927th most common Gauthier
  8. is 1,928th most common Ashby
  9. is 1,929th most common Coe

Similar Names and Nicknames

Parish, Parikh, Parisi, Parise, Pariseau, Parillo, Parisien, Parizek, Parilla, Perigo

Most Common First Names for Paris

Michael, John, James, Robert, David, William, Richard, Joseph, Mary, Patricia

Meaning & History

French, English, and German: from the medieval personal name Paris, which is actually an Old French variant of Patrice (see Patrick), but which became associated with the name of the Trojan prince Paris in Homer's Iliad.

French, English, and German: habitational name from the French city of Paris or a nickname denoting someone who had Parisian connections, for example through trade.

Catalan (París): from a reduced form of the personal name Aparici, which was given to children born on the Feast of the Epiphany, 6th January (see Aparicio).

Hungarian (Páris): from the personal name Páris or Párizs.

FOREBEARS The first bearer of the surname Paris documented in North America was in fact from Paris; he is recorded in 1668 in Quebec City. Another, from the Gascon region of France, was at Chambly, Quebec, in 1671, with the secondary surname Champagne. Others came from Normandy, France.

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