Parr Family History
Parr Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Parr in Lancashire, which was
named in Old English with pearr ‘enclosure’.German: from
Middle Low German parre ‘parish’, ‘district’, ‘minister’s
house’; a metonymic occupational name for a parson or for someone who
worked in a parsonage or manse. Compare Pfarr.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Parr
Name Distribution of Parr Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Parr families
 108 - 213  37 - 107 |
 1 - 36  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Parr families
|
1,338 - 2,674 447 - 1,337 |
1 - 446 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Parr families
|
12 - 22 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Parr census records
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Parr Family Origin
Parr Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Parr families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Parr
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Parr Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Parr census records
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Parr Civil War Service Records
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