Perry
An Irish surname of Dublin. In the 2010 US census it was carried by 221,741 people, the 103rd most common surname in the country.
de Poire
Where the name comes from
de Poire is the Norman de la Pirie: at the pear-tree, from living beside one.
Dublin, photographed
Photographs made in Dublin.
Dublin
Dublin is a county as well as a city. The bay has Howth at the north end and Killiney Hill at the south, the Muglins are a pair of rocks off Dalkey, and the Dublin Mountains start about half an hour from the city centre.
Notable bearers
Katy Perry (born 1984), actor, singer, and musician.
Matthew Perry (1969-2023), actor, writer, and screenwriter.
Luke Perry (1966-2019), actor, film producer, and model.
Tyler Perry (born 1969), actor, writer, and screenwriter.
Rick Perry (born 1950), politician, military officer, and governor.
About this page
The counties on this page are where the name was thickest on the ground in Ireland a century and a half ago, not a claim about any one family. Names moved around inside the country as much as they left it. The photographs are mine, made in the counties named.
More Irish surnames: Smith · Brown · Miller · Wilson · Anderson · Thomas · Taylor · Moore · Jackson · Martin · Lee · Thompson
How common the name was
In 1890, 23 births were registered under Perry in Ireland, most of them in Down and Dublin.
| Ulster | 10 | 43% |
|---|---|---|
| Leinster | 6 | 26% |
| Munster | 5 | 22% |
| Connacht | 2 | 9% |
| Ireland | 23 |
Down is the one I haven't worked in.