[Surname] Origin of surname Peress
I have heard it came from France but I'm not sure.
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Perès an Peresse comes from from a regional variant of "Pierre", Peter. See the French Site www.jtosti.com/noms.
If it comes from France it could be Peresse. A surname like thi is beared in North western France: in Brittany (Bretagne).
Peress
Could be a variant of the Sephardic Jewish name Peres, now found around the world as Perez. The key would be to find out when name first appeared in France.
Could be a variant of the Sephardic Jewish name Peres, now found around the world as Perez. The key would be to find out when name first appeared in France.
Thank You for the information. Now we know where in France the name came from.
This message was edited 5/27/2005, 2:19 PM
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