| ![Show Contents]() Perro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Champagne, France is where the ancestors of the Perro family lived. Perro was derived from the given name Peter, which comes from the Greek name Petros, meaning rock. Early Origins of the Perro familyThe surname Perro was first found in Champagne where they held a family seat at St-Martin, and were eventually elevated after the Revolution to Comtes of the Empire. They branched to Brittany at Fontaine-Menard, and intermarried with the distinguished family of Bierset. This distinguished family also branched to Artois, Lorraine, and Picardy in north-east France, and Tournaisis. They also established estates at Bierghes in Hainault. The family continued to contribute to the social, political, and cultural development of the French nation until the Revolution when many of the aristocratic families lost their estates. Early History of the Perro familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Perro research. The years 1680, 1693, 1708 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Perro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Perro Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Perro some of which are Perron, Perrone, Peron, Perouin, Perrouin, Du Perron and many more. Early Notables of the Perro familyNotable amongst the family during this period was - Vincent Perronet (1693-1785), Vicar of Shoreham and Methodist, youngest son of David and Philothea Perronet, born in London...
 Perro migration to the United States | + |
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Perro. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Perro were
Perro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Eugenie Perro, aged 40, originally from Rennes, France, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "La Lorraine" from Le Havre, France 1
- Stephen Perro, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Lord Ormonde" from Gothenburg, Sweden 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Perro (post 1700) | + |
- Oskars Perro (1918-2003), Latvian soldier and writer, the first Latvian to be awarded the Iron Cross in the Second World War
- Bryan Perro (b. 1968), French Canadian author of the children's fantasy fiction series Amos Daragon
- Perro Aguayo Jr., (1979-2015), Mexican professional wrestler
- Perro Aguayo (b. 1946), Mexican wrestler
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Perro migration to the United States 
