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![Show Contents]() Perl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Perl familyThe surname Perl 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 Perl familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Perl 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 Perl History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Perl 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 Perl 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...
Perl RankingIn the United States, the name Perl is the 17,198th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Perl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Frederick Perl, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1864 6
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- Nicholas Perl (1942-1987), American founder and owner of Yazoo Records and Blue Goose Records
- William Perl, born William Mutterperl, American physicist and Soviet spy
- Arnold Perl (1914-1971), American playwright and theater producer
- Martin Lewis Perl (b. 1927), American physicist, co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995
- Reto Perl (b. 1923), Swiss national team ice hockey player
- Hille Perl (b. 1965), German virtuoso performer of the viola da gamba and lirone
- Joseph Perl (1773-1839), Ashkenazi Jewish educator and writer
- Curdin Perl (b. 1984), Swiss cross country skier
- Alfredo Perl (b. 1965), Chilean-born, German classical pianist and conductor, current conductor of the Detmold Chamber Orchestra
- Laura Perl (1905-1993), German-born psychologist born in Pforzheim
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- 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)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
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