Pears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pears family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 279
Coal Miner 28
Agricultural Labourer 21
General Servant 14
General Labourer 14
Domestic Servant 12
Labourer 10
General Servant Domestic 8
Dress Maker 8
Laundress 8
Commerical Clerk Insurance 6
Farm Servant Indoor 6
Farmers Wife 6
Farm Servant 6
Butcher 5
Grocer 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmers Daughter 5
Annuitant 5
No Occupation 4
Charwoman 4
Plumbers & Painter 4
Railway Porter 4
Servant 4
Carpenter 4

Pears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearse 83% 21,168
2 Peers 80% 12,769
3 Pears 100% 11,334
4 Paris 60% 6,023
5 Prouse 33% 4,110
6 Purse 40% 2,673
7 Prise 20% 1,102
8 Prees 40% 1,040
9 Piers 60% 516
10 Pares 60% 510
11 Peares 83% 358
12 Preese 33% 346
13 Pries 40% 315
14 Pars 80% 265
15 Peirse 67% 167
16 Pierse 50% 163
17 Pours 60% 144
18 Perse 60% 120

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The surname Pears is the 3rd most popular variant of Pearse.

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