Perrone
A surname with French- and Italian-language roots, likely linked to a place name or to a stone/cairn word.
The #5,463 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 48,484 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Perrone is most likely a surname formed from a place-name or from Romance words built on Latin petra, meaning "stone" or "rock." In French material, it appears in connection with Normandy place-names, suggesting a locational surname for someone who came from or lived near such a place. In Italian, Perrone can also be related to Perron/Perrone forms built on similar Romance roots, sometimes with the sense of a large stone, pillar, or rocky place.
History
The historical excerpts mainly show Perrone as a related place-name or surname form in French onomastic material, rather than giving a full stand-alone derivation. The name is also well established in Italy, where it appears as a family surname and has multiple regional clusters. In modern usage it is found especially among people of Italian ancestry, including in the United States through immigration.
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Fun fact
Perrone is close to several other Romance surnames built on the same stone-related root, which is why it often appears alongside Perron and Perrot in older surname dictionaries.
From the historical record
“p.n. Or Fr. Beljambe ; a p.n. Belcher. From Bellecourt ; a loc. n., Normandy, near Perrone, and in Belg. Bellesur in Roll of Battell Abbey. Beldan, Belden, Belding. From”
— British Family Names: their origin and meaning (2nd ed.)