| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 33 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 30 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 133 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 42 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| Ag Labourer | 5 |
| Son Of Above | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Plate Worker | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Railway Porter | 2 |
| Carman | 2 |
| Dealer | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Cotton Weaver | 2 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Mangling | 2 |
| Farmer Labourer | 2 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 2 |
| Farmer's Son | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Locomotive Engine Driver | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Peirson | 273 |
| Mary Peirson | 228 |
| William Peirson | 200 |
| George Peirson | 139 |
| Thomas Peirson | 132 |
| Elizabeth Peirson | 127 |
| Robert Peirson | 116 |
| Sarah Peirson | 111 |
| Hannah Peirson | 109 |
| Ann Peirson | 102 |
| Jane Peirson | 95 |
| James Peirson | 87 |
| Joseph Peirson | 69 |
| Henry Peirson | 51 |
| Charles Peirson | 49 |
| Margaret Peirson | 49 |
| Francis Peirson | 44 |
| Annie Peirson | 40 |
| Eliza Peirson | 39 |
| Alice Peirson | 36 |
| Emma Peirson | 30 |
| Arthur Peirson | 29 |
| Frederick Peirson | 25 |
| Edward Peirson | 24 |
| Ellen Peirson | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 86% | 236,587 |
| 2 | Parson | 71% | 20,103 |
| 3 | Pierson | 71% | 3,914 |
| 4 | Person | 86% | 3,470 |
| 5 | Peirson | 100% | 3,190 |
| 6 | Peerson | 86% | 1,045 |
| 7 | Preson | 57% | 420 |
| 8 | Purson | 71% | 301 |
| 9 | Prison | 71% | 277 |
| 10 | Parison | 57% | 142 |
| 11 | Pearsen | 71% | 137 |
| 12 | Perason | 71% | 132 |
| 13 | Perison | 71% | 122 |
| 14 | Eperson | 71% | 112 |
The surname Peirson is the 5th most popular variant of Pearson.