Perley

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Perley (countable and uncountable, plural Perleys)

1. A surname from English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

   Perley B. Johnson, Perley G. Nutting

3. A city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Perley is the 36379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Perley is most common among White (91.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Perley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.