Pearson Name Meaning: From the name "Piers", which is a Middle English form of "Peter".
Discover how your Pearson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 170 |
| Buckinghamshire | 99 |
| Berkshire | 77 |
| Cambridgeshire | 281 |
| Channel Islands | 16 |
| Cheshire | 1,356 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 898 |
| Derbyshire | 911 |
| Devon | 159 |
| Dorset | 50 |
| Durham | 3,000 |
| Essex | 716 |
| Gloucestershire | 279 |
| Hampshire | 370 |
| Herefordshire | 36 |
| Hertfordshire | 73 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 37 |
| Isle of Man | 28 |
| Kent | 1,222 |
| Lancashire | 6,043 |
| Leicestershire | 534 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,062 |
| London | 3,221 |
| Middlesex | 516 |
| Northumberland | 1,258 |
| Norfolk | 302 |
| Northamptonshire | 494 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,131 |
| Oxfordshire | 117 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 37 |
| Shropshire | 82 |
| Suffolk | 379 |
| Somerset | 57 |
| Surrey | 377 |
| Sussex | 379 |
| Staffordshire | 1,679 |
| Warwickshire | 1,148 |
| Westmorland | 279 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 1,034 |
| Yorkshire | 9,305 |
| Anglesey | 4 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 49 |
| Flintshire | 21 |
| Glamorgan | 215 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 65 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 13 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 451 |
| Cotton Weaver | 338 |
| General Labourer | 332 |
| Dress Maker | 282 |
| Scholar | 277 |
| Farmer | 250 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 238 |
| General Servant Domestic | 221 |
| Domestic Servant | 143 |
| Cook Domestic | 134 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 107 |
| Woollen Weaver | 89 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 78 |
| Bricklayer | 75 |
| Laundress Wash | 74 |
| Tailoress | 74 |
| Servant Domestic | 70 |
| Charwoman | 66 |
| Dressmaker | 66 |
| School | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 65 |
| House Painter | 64 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 63 |
| Blacksmith | 62 |
| Iron Moulder | 61 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Pearson | 16,598 |
| John Pearson | 15,242 |
| William Pearson | 14,680 |
| Elizabeth Pearson | 9,539 |
| Thomas Pearson | 9,145 |
| Sarah Pearson | 8,783 |
| George Pearson | 8,187 |
| James Pearson | 7,385 |
| Ann Pearson | 5,463 |
| Joseph Pearson | 5,331 |
| Jane Pearson | 4,940 |
| Henry Pearson | 4,087 |
| Charles Pearson | 3,849 |
| Robert Pearson | 3,721 |
| Hannah Pearson | 3,688 |
| Margaret Pearson | 3,155 |
| Annie Pearson | 3,120 |
| Alice Pearson | 3,113 |
| Eliza Pearson | 2,872 |
| Ellen Pearson | 2,797 |
| Emma Pearson | 2,730 |
| Edward Pearson | 2,417 |
| Samuel Pearson | 2,327 |
| Arthur Pearson | 2,311 |
| Martha Pearson | 2,253 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 100% | 236,587 |
| 2 | Parson | 86% | 20,103 |
| 3 | Pierson | 71% | 3,914 |
| 4 | Person | 86% | 3,470 |
| 5 | Peirson | 86% | 3,190 |
| 6 | Peerson | 86% | 1,045 |
| 7 | Preson | 57% | 420 |
| 8 | Purson | 71% | 301 |
| 9 | Prison | 57% | 277 |
| 10 | Parison | 71% | 142 |
| 11 | Pearsen | 86% | 137 |
| 12 | Perason | 71% | 132 |
| 13 | Perison | 71% | 122 |
| 14 | Eperson | 71% | 112 |
The surname Pearson is the most popular version of all its varients