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Perry Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of Harry (see Harris).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree, Middle English per(r)ie (Old English pyrige, a derivative of pere ‘pear’).
This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.