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
School 3,832
Farm Labourer 356
General Labourer 319
Labourer 273
General Servant (domestic) 272
Dressmaker 245
Private Means 243
Farmer 200
Coal Miner Hewer 187
None 160
Clerk 150
Domestic Servant 143
Carpenter 135
Laundress 126
Dress Maker 123
At Home 111
House Painter 110
House Keeper 101
Shop Assistant 101
Scholar 99
At School 98
Cook (domestic) 93
Bricklayer 91
General Servant Domestic 87
Housekeeper 87

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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