Perse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Perse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Perse family

Profession Census Frequency
Jeweller 2
Scholar 2
Farm Labourer 1
Watch Maker 1

Perse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearse 83% 21,168
2 Peers 60% 12,769
3 Pears 60% 11,334
4 Paris 40% 6,023
5 Prouse 50% 4,110
6 Purse 80% 2,673
7 Prise 60% 1,102
8 Prees 40% 1,040
9 Perce 80% 899
10 Purce 60% 603
11 Piers 60% 516
12 Pares 40% 510
13 Peares 50% 358
14 Preese 67% 346
15 Pirce 60% 324
16 Pries 40% 315
17 Pars 60% 265
18 Peerce 67% 222
19 Peirse 83% 167
20 Pierse 83% 163
21 Pours 40% 144
22 Perse 100% 120
23 Perrs 60% 116
24 Persse 83% 116

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The surname Perse is the 22nd most popular variant of Pearse.

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