Pearsey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pearsey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pearsey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Agricultural Labourer 5
Labourer 2
Work At Paper Mill 2
Domestic Servant 2
House Servant 2
Bricklayer 2
Shoe Maker 2
Agricultural Labourer's Woman 1
Carrier Common 1
Coal Merchant 1
Dress Maker 1
Farm Servant 1
Lace Maker 1
Living On Income 1
Cook 1
Dock Labourer 1
House Maid 1
Journeyman Butcher 1
Engineer 1
Housewife 1
Infant 1
Carpenter Journey Man 1
Coal Proprietor 1
House Keeper 1

Pearsey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Percy 57% 22,008
2 Pursey 71% 4,265
3 Pearcey 86% 3,880
4 Parsey 86% 1,339
5 Pearsey 100% 721
6 Persey 86% 533
7 Purcey 57% 519
8 Purssey 57% 272
9 Purcy 43% 167
10 Persy 71% 143
11 Poorsey 71% 105

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The surname Pearsey is the 5th most popular variant of Percy.

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