Peers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Peers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Peers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 375
Coal Miner 23
Labourer 22
General Labourer 18
Dress Maker 16
Domestic Servant 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Agricultural Labourer 12
Laundress 10
General Servant Domestic 9
General Servant 8
House Keeper 8
Carter 7
Farm Labourer 7
Joiner 7
Painter 7
Key Maker 7
No Occupation 6
Tailor 6
Gardener 6
Gardener Domestic 6
Servant 6
Labourer Wife 6
Police Constable 5
Shoe Maker 5

Peers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearse 67% 21,168
2 Peers 100% 12,769
3 Pears 80% 11,334
4 Paris 40% 6,023
5 Prouse 33% 4,110
6 Purse 40% 2,673
7 Prise 20% 1,102
8 Prees 60% 1,040
9 Perce 40% 899
10 Purce 20% 603
11 Piers 80% 516
12 Pares 40% 510
13 Peares 67% 358
14 Preese 50% 346
15 Pirce 20% 324
16 Pries 40% 315
17 Pars 60% 265
18 Peerce 67% 222
19 Peirse 67% 167
20 Pierse 67% 163
21 Pours 60% 144
22 Perse 60% 120
23 Perrs 80% 116
24 Persse 50% 116

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The surname Peers is the 2nd most popular variant of Pearse.

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