Talk:Perry (surname)

Welsh Derivation?
This article (and the info box) suggest that the surname "Perry" is derived from Welsh. Also, the page is part of the Welsh project. However, There are at least three suggestions of the surname "Perry", only one of which is Welsh...

1- A local surname derived from the Old English word "pirige" or "pyrige," meaning pear tree, denoting a "dweller by the pear-tree."

2- Possibly derived from the old French "perrier" or "perrieur," for quarry, in which case it denoted one who worked in a quarry or who lived in a rocky location

3- Origin is Welsh and a patronymic form of the medieval given name "Herry". This is a form of Henry, and when fused with the Welsh patronymic prefix of "ap" produces Ap Herry or Perry.

Could I ask someone with more Wiki skill to perhaps...

a) show that there is some confusion over the derivation of this name and b) perhaps remove it from the Welsh project?

CoeurDeHamster (talk) 06:06, 29 March 2010 (UTC)