indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsPeró, Pero, Peter, Piero, Pieri, Pere, Parron, Paro, Perrault, Péron
Meaning & History
Italian: from the personal name Pero, a variant of Piero ‘Peter’ (see Pieri).Galician: from the personal name Pero, Galician equivalent of Peter.Portuguese: habitational name from any of the places called Pero.Catalan (Peró): from a pet form of the personal name Pere.Altered form of French Perrault and French Canadian Perron, and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) French name. Compare Paro.History: This name (see 5 above) is listed along with its original form Perrault in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia, referring to Charles Perrault from France. The name Pero is also borne by the descendants of Daniel Péron or Perron dit Suire, another Huguenot from France (see Perron).Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.