Last name: PARENT
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Last name frequency
PARENT : This last name is indexed 777,421 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
PARENT : 1: French and Walloon: from Old French parent ‘father’ a relationship name used to differentiate a father and son with the same personal name. Compare Parrent 2 and Parron 1.2: English: nickname from Middle English parent ‘parent ancestor relative’ (Old French parent Latin parens).3: English: nickname from Middle English paraunt ‘eminent notable’ (Old French parant) perhaps denoting someone of an imposing appearance.
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Most popular first names
- Marie (27,661)
- Jean (22,622)
- Pierre (18,871)
- Jeanne (12,484)
- François (12,122)
- Jacques (11,935)
- Joseph (11,315)
- Louis (10,753)
- Marguerite (10,348)
- Jean Baptiste (10,140)
- Anne (9,247)
- Antoine (8,934)
- Nicolas (8,640)
- Catherine (8,485)
- Charles (7,203)
- Françoise (6,025)
- Claude (5,362)
- Marie Anne (5,272)
- Michel (5,095)
- Louise (4,635)
- Pierre Joseph (4,207)
- Marie Joseph (4,013)
- Marie Jeanne (3,802)
- André (3,727)
- Marie Catherine (3,636)
- Henri (3,591)
- Etienne (3,437)
- Marie Louise (3,139)
- Elisabeth (2,542)
- Marie Thérèse (2,487)
- Geneviève (2,479)
- Marie Françoise (2,473)
- M. (2,436)
- Jean-Baptiste (2,435)
- Antoinette (2,408)
- Hubert (2,400)
- Jean François (2,336)
- Madeleine (2,333)
- Paul (2,284)
- Guillaume (2,258)
- Philippe (2,166)
- Martin (2,137)
- Marie Marguerite (2,041)
- Barbe (2,030)
- Louis Joseph (2,013)
- Francois (1,992)
- Thomas (1,961)
- Thérèse (1,902)
- Pierre François (1,715)
- Jules (1,713)
- Charlotte (1,705)
- Marie Madeleine (1,688)
- Denis (1,665)
- Georges (1,662)
- Auguste (1,640)
- Alexandre (1,615)
- Anne Marie (1,589)
- René (1,543)
- Rosalie (1,526)
- Robert (1,501)
Most indexed places
- Beauport (15,052)
- Paris (13,263)
- Lille (9,775)
- Québec (8,767)
- Haveluy (6,637)
- Roubaix (4,689)
- Comines (3,811)
- Somme (2,769)
- Haveluy, 59255 (2,763)
- Montréal (2,615)
- Haveluy, 59292 (2,580)
- Lyon (2,444)
- Quebec (2,435)
- Valenciennes (2,163)
- Charlesbourg (2,077)
- Avion (1,878)
- Tourcoing (1,865)
- Comines, 59560 (1,839)
- Beauport,G1E 6B5,Capitale-Nationale,Arrondissement (1,833)
- Cambrai (1,788)
- Québec,G1R 4A1,Capitale-Nationale,Agglomération de Québec (1,780)
- Wattrelos (1,687)
- Vernet-les-Bains (1,652)
- Haulchin (1,611)
- Tournai (1,527)
- Roubaix, 59512 (1,514)
- Rimouski (1,433)
- Escaro (1,419)
- Prouvy (1,371)
- Avion, 62065 (1,277)
- Roubaix, 59100 (1,266)
- Lannoy (1,234)
- Liège (1,194)
- Antheit (1,191)
- Beauport, Québec (1,171)
- Saint-Quentin (1,160)
- Belfays (1,151)
- Comines, 59152 (1,148)
- Le Grand-Quevilly (1,148)
- Lille, 59350 (1,140)
- Beauport, Montmorency (1,108)
- Maîche (1,103)
- Le Souich, 62802 (1,100)
- Solesmes (1,073)
- Notre-Dame-Nativité ( Beauport ) (1,033)
- Bouquemaison (1,028)
- Le Souich (1,012)
- Templeuve (997)
- Mancenans-Lizerne (992)
- Villers-le-Bouillet (989)
- Jumet (985)
- Pia (934)
- Montzéville (933)
- Cressanges (926)
- Avion, 62210 (923)
- Mons (922)
- Meuse (915)
- Sedan (890)
- Leugny (877)
- Esnes-en-Argonne (873)
Most indexed countries
- France (485,190)
- Canada (103,994)
- Belgium (65,241)
- United States (13,158)
- Spain (1,682)
- Netherlands (1,640)
- United Kingdom (1,000)
- Réunion (835)
- Algeria (574)
- Switzerland (486)
- Germany (481)
- Unknown country (355)
- Morocco (220)
- Italy (219)
- Luxembourg (140)
- New Caledonia (139)
- Martinique (138)
- Austria (110)
Available collections for this name
- Family Trees
(496,128) - Archives
(197,446) - Other
(32,798) - Newspapers
(20,159) - Obituaries
(17,179) - Books
(8,063) - Cemeteries
(3,109) - Magazines
(1,738) - Memorials
(566) - Coats of Arms
(224) - Memory of places
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