Peirse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Peirse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Peirse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Annuitant 1
Dress Maker 1
Leather Dresser 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Coachman Unemployed 1
General Labourer 1
Sawyer 1
Labourer 1
Farmer Of 313 Acres 1
Leather Japanner 1

Peirse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearse 83% 21,168
2 Peers 67% 12,769
3 Pears 67% 11,334
4 Paris 33% 6,023
5 Prouse 50% 4,110
6 Purse 67% 2,673
7 Prise 67% 1,102
8 Prees 33% 1,040
9 Piers 50% 516
10 Pares 33% 510
11 Peares 50% 358
12 Preese 50% 346
13 Pries 50% 315
14 Prouce 33% 293
15 Pars 50% 265
16 Peirse 100% 167
17 Pierse 67% 163
18 Pours 50% 144
19 Perse 83% 120

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The surname Peirse is the 16th most popular variant of Pearse.

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