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 16
Dress Maker 6
Tinman 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
?none ? Service But Neither Of Them Capable 2
Cordwainer 2
Farm Servant 2
Cooper 1
Costume Maker 1
Employed At Railway 1
French Polisher 1
House Maid 1
Labourer Brickfield 1
Lamp Maker 1
Laundress 1
Machinist 1
Potman 1
Working Optician 1
Cigar Maker 1
Shoe Maker 1
Formerly Laundress 1
Grinder 1
Hawker 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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