Pearce Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pearce Name Meaning: This surname means 'stone' in Greek.

This name is a common surname found in Wales, Ireland and England. Originally it started out as a forename.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pearce Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pearce family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5,608
Agricultural Labourer 623
General Labourer 328
Domestic Servant 306
Labourer 288
Dress Maker 282
General Servant 241
Laundress 210
Coal Miner 195
Farm Labourer 173
Carpenter 165
Annuitant 119
General Servant Domestic 106
Charwoman 97
Tin Miner 89
Gardener 81
Servant 79
House Keeper 77
Shoe Maker 74
Farmers Son 74
Quarryman 72
Tailor 70
No Occupation 66
Errand Boy 65
Tailoress 61

Pearce Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Price 50% 395,964
2 Pearce 100% 203,969
3 Preece 50% 30,289
4 Pierce 67% 27,802
5 Peirce 83% 5,820
6 Pruce 50% 904
7 Perce 83% 899
8 Priece 50% 805
9 Purce 67% 603
10 Parce 83% 442
11 Prace 67% 386
12 Prece 50% 347
13 Pirce 67% 324
14 Preice 50% 321
15 Preace 67% 309
16 Perice 67% 306
17 Prouce 50% 293
18 Parcoe 67% 288
19 Peerce 83% 222
20 Perace 67% 163
21 Pierse 50% 163

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The surname Pearce is the 2nd most popular variant of Price.

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