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There are approximately 2,320 people named Paris in the UK. That makes it the 4,016th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Paris.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Paris surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The metropolis of France, on the Seine, anciently called "Lutetia Parisiorum," Lutum, mud, from its situation in a marshy place. A place where the Pars or Peers met in Congress. Paro, to make civil or military arrangements; Paries, a wall, a walled town; Peri, an island.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PARIS. PARRIS. The French metropolis. Many families so named nuist have settled in England. One Francis Parris, a

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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