Perra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Italy
Spain

The Perra surname derives from the Spanish word "parra," meaning "vine bower," or "trellis;" thus it may have emerged as a topographic name for someone who lived near or tended such plants, or as a habitational name from any of the several places named with this word.

Early Origins of the Perra family

The surname Perra was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Perra family

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Perra Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parra, Para, Parras, Parreira, Parrilla, Parramon and many more.

Early Notables of the Perra family

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Perra migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Perra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Perra, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
A D Perra, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Citations +

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)