Périz Family Crest & Name History

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The meaning behind Périz

Many Périz families will find their roots under Pérez, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “Son of Pedro (Peter)”, the same as for Pérez.

Périz writes “i” in place of the “e” found in Pérez, a typical scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Peritz, Peretz and Pedrez. Spanish statistics put 455 people with Périz in first position and 530 in second. From 1891 to 2000, 136 births in France were registered under Périz.

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