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![Show Contents]() Perle Surname History
Early Origins of the Perle familyThe surname Perle was first found in Oxfordshire at Oseney, where in year 1259 Henry and Reginald Perle were listed as holding lands at that time. The name is derived from the Middle English and Old French word "perle," meaning "pearl," one who sells pearls. 1 Thomas Perle was found in the Close Rolls of 1343. 2 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included a listing for Egidias and Richard Perles, but no counties were listed. And one source postulates that the name could be Norman French as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae records John and Tustin Peril or Perol in Normandy in 1198. 4 Early History of the Perle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Perle research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1316, 1388, 1394, 1402, 1406, 1422, 1423, 1428, 1455, 1487, 1808, 1842, 1845, 1856, 1858 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Perle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Perle Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Perle, Pearl, Pearle, Pear, Parl, Perl, Purl, Purle, Pearlman, Perlman and many more. Early Notables of the Perle familyDistinguished members of the family include - John Perle (died 1402), of Dorchester, Dorset, an English politician, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in February 1388 and for Dorset in 1394. Another John Perle (died 1428), o...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Perle Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Perle, who arrived in Maryland in 1674 5
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- Perle Mesta (1889-1975), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948; Speaker, 1952; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1949-53
- Perle L. Fouch (1875-1952), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Allegan County 1st District, 1907-10; Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18, 1945-46; Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939 6
- Perle T. Harman (b. 1900), American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from McDowell County, 1933-34 7
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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