Perrier Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Perrier last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Perrier last name
Meaning of the Perrier last name: stony place or pear tree. Perrier is a French surname from perrier, "quarry" or "stony place", and sometimes from poirier, "pear tree". It is found in central and southern France. The spring at Vergèze bears this last name through Dr Louis Perrier, who began bottling its water.
Arms associated with the Perrier name
In France a coat of arms was used by town families and merchants as well as knights, and heraldry associated with the Perrier name belongs to that wide tradition.
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Perrier name FAQ
What does the Perrier name mean?
Stony place or pear tree. Common variants include Perier, Poirier.
Where does the Perrier surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Perrier coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Perrier coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).