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From the ancient and beautiful Italian island of Sicily emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Paris. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, and does not necessarily denote nobility. The Paris family lived in Sicily.

Early Origins of the Paris family

The surname Paris was first found in before the Norman invasion of the 10th and 11th centuries. Gualterio Parisio, who was Governor of Paris, France, arrived in Sicily with the Norman princes in 998.

Early History of the Paris family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paris research. The years 1304, 1420, 1448, 1510, 1564, 1590, 1606 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Paris History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paris Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Paris include Parigi, Parisi, Parise, Pariso, Parisio, Paris, Parissi, Parisse, Parigini, Parisini, Parisotti, Parisotto, Parisetti, Parisani, Parisato and many more.

Early Notables of the Paris family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Buongiovanni Parisani, a priest and mayor of Tolentino in 1304
Giovanni-Antonio Parisani was Bishop of Fano in 1420
at this time Ascanio Parisani was Bishop of Cajazzo, and then made Cardinal by Pope Paolo III. the Parigi family in Florence, from which came 14 priests between 1448 and 1510. Giulio Parisetti, a lawy...
Matteo-Maria Parisetti was mayor of Modena in 1564
the Parisi family in Sicily was recognized as nobility in 6 cities and owned 6 large territories, thus the title of Baron. Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606-1656), an Italian architect and scenographer

Paris World Ranking

In the United States, the name Paris is the 2,319^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Paris is ranked the 792^nd most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Paris is the 123^rd popular surname with an estimated 23,902 people with that name. 3

Paris migration to the United States +

An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Paris arrived in North America very early:

Paris Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Agustin Paris, who settled in New Spain in 1580
Ana Paris, who settled in New Spain in 1580

Paris Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Paris, who landed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1637 4
Katherine Paris, who arrived in Maryland in 1675 4

Paris Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Marie Paris, aged 30, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 4
Anne M. Rachel Paris, who settled in Philadelphia in 1751
Isaac Paris, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1751 with his wife Rachel, and sons Pierre, Isaac, Jean-Martin and Daniel
Isaac Paris, who arrived in New York in 1751 4
Peter Paris, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1760 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Paris Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bennan De Paris, aged 24, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1836 4
Antonio Paris, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1842 4
A Paris, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
Juan Paris, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
Froilan Paris, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Paris migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paris Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

François Paris, son of Claude and Élisabeth, who married Élisabeth Deschalets, daughter of François and Jacques, in Quebec on 26th November 1668 5
Francois Paris, who arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1681
François Paris, son of Pierre and Cardine, who married Marie Rabouin, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Quebec on 13th October 1681 5
Pierre Paris, who arrived in Quebec in 1691 from Angoumois on the west coast of France near Bordeaux
Pierre Paris, son of Pierre and Anne, who married Michelle Charlan, daughter of Claude and Jeanne, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 24th January 1691 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Paris Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Gilles-Francois Paris, who arrived in Quebec in 1702 from the Franche-Comté
Gilles-François Paris, son of Jean and Françoise, who married Marie-Louise Charpentier, daughter of Jean and Barbe, in Lévis, Quebec on 7th June 1702 5
Jean-François Paris, son of François-Gilles and Marie, who married Marie-Charlotte Garand, daughter of Pierre and Catherine, in Quebec on 22nd November 1722 5
Pierre Paris, son of François and Marie, who married Marie-Jeanne Tellier, daughter of François and Anne, in Cap-Santé, Quebec on 15th November 1728 5
Pierre-Augustin Paris, son of Gilles-François and Marie-Louise, who married Madeleine Terriau, daughter of Guillaume and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 30th June 1733 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Paris migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Paris Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Paris, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastian" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 7th October 1859 6

Paris migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7

Paris Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Thomas Paris settled with his wife and son in Barbados in 1678
Edward Paris who settled in Barbados in 1679 with his wife Elisabeth

Paris Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

David Paris who settled in Barbados in 1774

Contemporary Notables of the name Paris (post 1700) +

Georges de Paris (1934-2015), French-American tailor who is often referred to as tailor to the American Presidents; he has made suits for every American President since Lyndon Johnson
Dawn Evelyeen Paris (1918-1993), American Oscar-nominated actress, who took the stage name Anne Shirley
Jerry Paris Jr. (1925-1986), American actor and director
Jackie Paris (1926-2004), American jazz singer and guitarist
Joel B. Paris III, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 9 aerial victories
Helga Paris (1938-2024), German photographer
Erna Paris CM (1938-2022), Canadian non-fiction author, born in Toronto
Ronald Paris (1933-2021), German painter and graphic artist
Antoine Marie Paris d'Illins, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
Marie Auguste Paris, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Antoine Paris. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Marie Paris. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html