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
Builder 3
General Servant Domestic 2
Insurance Agent 2
Domestic Servant 2
Stone Quarry Man & Hewer 1
Striker Boiler 1
Farmer 1
Brickman 1
Milk Carrier 1
Cragan Salesman 1
Bedstead Lacqueror 1
Brick Layer 1
Dress Maker 1
Fender Maker Above 1
Boot Maker Closer's Foreman 1
Gun Light Filer 1
Assistant Mechanical Engineer 1
Engineer Apprentice 1
Sub Foreman Chalk Clay Works 1
Coal Miner's Boy Below Ground C 1
Colliery Haulier (below Ground) 1
Tinman 1
Tinman Gds 1
Tinman Tinp Gds 1
Railway Pointsman 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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