| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 63 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 30 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 43 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 13 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 5 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 31 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 10 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 39 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| Lace Maker | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Shipwright | 4 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Stone Cracker | 3 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 3 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Railway Labourer | 2 |
| Annuitant | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Lace School Mistress | 2 |
| Police Constable | 2 |
| Team Man | 2 |
| Tin Dresser | 1 |
| Butcher Employing 1 Boy | 1 |
| Doubler | 1 |
| Milliner | 1 |
| Porter Ware House | 1 |
| French Teacher | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Purse | 202 |
| Mary Purse | 165 |
| John Purse | 139 |
| Elizabeth Purse | 119 |
| Sarah Purse | 114 |
| George Purse | 107 |
| James Purse | 84 |
| Thomas Purse | 59 |
| Charles Purse | 57 |
| Jane Purse | 49 |
| Alice Purse | 46 |
| Alfred Purse | 44 |
| Joseph Purse | 44 |
| Ann Purse | 43 |
| Edward Purse | 43 |
| Robert Purse | 37 |
| Samuel Purse | 36 |
| Frank Purse | 35 |
| Emily Purse | 34 |
| Emma Purse | 34 |
| Henry Purse | 34 |
| Margaret Purse | 33 |
| Eliza Purse | 32 |
| Ellen Purse | 29 |
| Frederick Purse | 29 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearse | 67% | 21,168 |
| 2 | Peers | 40% | 12,769 |
| 3 | Pears | 40% | 11,334 |
| 4 | Paris | 40% | 6,023 |
| 5 | Prouse | 50% | 4,110 |
| 6 | Purse | 100% | 2,673 |
| 7 | Prise | 60% | 1,102 |
| 8 | Prees | 40% | 1,040 |
| 9 | Perce | 60% | 899 |
| 10 | Purce | 80% | 603 |
| 11 | Piers | 40% | 516 |
| 12 | Pares | 40% | 510 |
| 13 | Peares | 33% | 358 |
| 14 | Preese | 50% | 346 |
| 15 | Pirce | 60% | 324 |
| 16 | Pries | 40% | 315 |
| 17 | Pars | 60% | 265 |
| 18 | Peerce | 50% | 222 |
| 19 | Peirse | 67% | 167 |
| 20 | Pierse | 67% | 163 |
| 21 | Pours | 60% | 144 |
| 22 | Perse | 80% | 120 |
| 23 | Perrs | 40% | 116 |
| 24 | Persse | 67% | 116 |
The surname Purse is the 6th most popular variant of Pearse.