| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 10 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 6 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Clergyman | 1 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic | 1 |
| On Own Means | 1 |
| Shop Assistant | 1 |
| Valet Domestic | 1 |
| Fireman Lane Boiler | 1 |
| Retired Master Mariner | 1 |
| Retired Proprietor | 1 |
| Seamstress | 1 |
| Electric Car Washer | 1 |
| Horseman On Farm | 1 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 1 |
| Mariner Seas | 1 |
| Shipyard Labourer | 1 |
| Tailor's Machine Hand | 1 |
| Apprentice Shipwright | 1 |
| Kitchenmaid (domestic) | 1 |
| No Occupation | 1 |
| Seyton Cemity Church | 1 |
| Draper Warehouseman | 1 |
| Colliery Labourer C Below | 1 |
| Paper Merchant Manager | 1 |
| Railway Carriage Cleaner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Purson | 24 |
| Mary Purson | 18 |
| George Purson | 16 |
| Elizabeth Purson | 15 |
| John Purson | 12 |
| Sarah Purson | 9 |
| Thomas Purson | 9 |
| Charles Purson | 7 |
| Ann Purson | 6 |
| Edward Purson | 6 |
| Annie Purson | 5 |
| Ellen Purson | 5 |
| Emma Purson | 5 |
| James Purson | 5 |
| Robert Purson | 5 |
| Alfred Purson | 4 |
| Alice Purson | 4 |
| Harry Purson | 4 |
| Henry Purson | 4 |
| Jane Purson | 4 |
| Richard Purson | 4 |
| Amy Purson | 3 |
| Edith Purson | 3 |
| Eliza Purson | 3 |
| Ernest Purson | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 71% | 236,587 |
| 2 | Parson | 83% | 20,103 |
| 3 | Pierson | 71% | 3,914 |
| 4 | Person | 83% | 3,470 |
| 5 | Peirson | 71% | 3,190 |
| 6 | Peerson | 71% | 1,045 |
| 7 | Preson | 67% | 420 |
| 8 | Purson | 100% | 301 |
| 9 | Prison | 67% | 277 |
| 10 | Persson | 71% | 148 |
| 11 | Parison | 71% | 142 |
| 12 | Pearsen | 57% | 137 |
| 13 | Perason | 71% | 132 |
| 14 | Perison | 71% | 122 |
| 15 | Eperson | 71% | 112 |
| 16 | Perrson | 71% | 112 |
The surname Purson is the 8th most popular variant of Pearson.