Pearse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pearse Name Meaning: This surname is a variant spelling of 'Pierce',from the personal name 'Piers',a form of 'Peter'.

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

Pearse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pearse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 411
Farmer 38
Living On Own Means 34
Agricultural Labourer 31
General Labourer 27
Dress Maker 25
Domestic Servant 23
Living On Her Own Means 23
Labourer 23
Carpenter 20
General Servant Domestic 19
General Servant 19
Coal Miner 16
Farmers Son 12
House Keeper 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Farm Servant 9
Laundress 9
Milliner 9
Retired Farmer 8
Blacksmith 8
Charwoman 7
Tailor 7
Butcher 7
Mariner 6

Pearse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearse 100% 21,168
2 Peers 67% 12,769
3 Pears 83% 11,334
4 Paris 50% 6,023
5 Prouse 50% 4,110
6 Purse 67% 2,673
7 Prise 50% 1,102
8 Prees 33% 1,040
9 Perce 67% 899
10 Purce 50% 603
11 Piers 50% 516
12 Pares 50% 510
13 Peares 67% 358
14 Preese 50% 346
15 Pirce 50% 324
16 Pries 33% 315
17 Pars 67% 265
18 Peerce 67% 222
19 Peirse 83% 167
20 Pierse 67% 163
21 Pours 50% 144
22 Perse 83% 120
23 Perrs 67% 116
24 Persse 67% 116

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The surname Pearse is the most popular version of all its varients

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