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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 44 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 147 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 811 |
| Cornwall | 52 |
| Cumberland | 952 |
| Derbyshire | 645 |
| Devon | 142 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 1,481 |
| Essex | 228 |
| Gloucestershire | 136 |
| Hampshire | 94 |
| Herefordshire | 53 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 71 |
| Isle of Man | 23 |
| Kent | 595 |
| Lancashire | 3,267 |
| Leicestershire | 208 |
| Lincolnshire | 856 |
| London | 1,292 |
| Middlesex | 59 |
| Northumberland | 823 |
| Norfolk | 271 |
| Northamptonshire | 273 |
| Nottinghamshire | 707 |
| Oxfordshire | 67 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 71 |
| Shropshire | 28 |
| Suffolk | 237 |
| Somerset | 59 |
| Surrey | 114 |
| Sussex | 237 |
| Staffordshire | 995 |
| Warwickshire | 625 |
| Westmorland | 208 |
| Wiltshire | 43 |
| Worcestershire | 640 |
| Yorkshire | 5,910 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,767 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 557 |
| Coal Miner | 286 |
| Labourer | 270 |
| House Servant | 267 |
| Dress Maker | 227 |
| Cotton Weaver | 191 |
| House Keeper | 180 |
| Servant | 140 |
| Carter | 132 |
| General Servant | 117 |
| Tailor | 103 |
| Blacksmith | 92 |
| Joiner | 87 |
| Shoe Maker | 79 |
| Laundress | 75 |
| Wife Of Above | 71 |
| Silk Weaver | 66 |
| Farm Servant | 65 |
| Domestic Servant | 64 |
| House Maid | 64 |
| Grocer | 62 |
| Farm Labourer | 61 |
| Farmer | 61 |
| Gardener | 60 |
| 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