Pearless Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pearless Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find the spot. No doubt this is an imitative corruption of some local surname with suffix-leys, the plural of -ley, a meadow. Mr. Lower says: 'Unequalled, referring to character '(Patronymica Britannica).

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Pearless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States151:24,163,929685,360
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471

Pearless (24) may also be a first name.

Pearless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find the spot. No doubt this is an imitative corruption of some local surname with suffix-leys, the plural of -ley, a meadow. Mr. Lower says: 'Unequalled, referring to character '(Patronymica Britannica). I cannot accept this derivation. It is altogether unsatisfactory.

1796. Married — William Wood and Patience Pearless: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Unequalled: referring to character.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pearless Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pearless Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pearless is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearless? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Pearless occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Pearless live; 57 percent live in Australasia and 57 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Pearless is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 85,440. In New Zealand Pearless is most common in: Auckland Region, where 30 percent are found, Bay of Plenty Region, where 26 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 26 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Pearless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pearless has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pearless last name contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pearless Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pearless last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Pearless earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearles9361/
Perless9344/
Parless931/
Peerless88621/
Pharless884/
Pearliss880/
Pierless880/
Perles861,887/
Pearle86304/
Parles8696/
Pearls8626/
Pharles802,638/
Pearley80167/
Perliss8035/
Parleus8030/
Perlaes809/
Parrles806/
Peerles803/
Pearlie803/
Pearlee803/
Pearler803/
Perleus803/
Parlees802/
Peryles802/
Perleas801/
Pherles801/
Perhles801/
Piearle801/
Parlies801/
Parlesz801/
Pierles801/
Pearlet800/
Parle772,948/
Perle771,628/
Perls77150/
Parls773/
Perailes7587/
Perelles7536/
Pereales7510/
Parelles752/
Pearllie751/
Peerlees751/
Perilles751/
Pourless750/
Parletts750/
Parilles750/
Perley711,688/
Parlee711,653/
Perler71837/
Perlis71832/
Parley71715/
Parlea71642/
Parler71640/
Perils71495/
Perlee71344/
Pierle71333/
Parlet71296/
Perlei71248/
Perlet71212/
Pearla71171/
Perlea71161/
Pearly71150/
Perlez71124/
Parleh71112/
Perels71104/
Pirles7186/
Parlis7186/
Parlej7173/
Perlie7154/
Peyrilles7146/
Petrle7138/
Perrilles7129/
Preles7125/
Perleß7124/
Parlie7118/
Perlys7110/
Pearli718/
Petrelles718/
Pharle717/
Parels717/
Pearlz716/
Peirle714/
Perlsø714/
Perlès714/
Patrle713/
Parlez712/
Perlep712/
Perlés712/
Pearleice711/
Perlesová711/
Pherle711/
Peyrls711/
Perellesh711/
Paarle711/
Parlse711/
Perlle711/
Perleh711/
Peerle711/
Petrllese711/
Parrilles711/
Peréls711/
Perielles711/
Peyrle711/
Pehrle710/
Parleu710/
Perrle710/
Pharls710/
Parlett671,726/
Perille67383/
Petrellese67266/
Perelle67253/
Perlaez67229/
Parelle67168/
Perleth67145/
Payerle67120/
Paerels6793/
Perlish6755/
Parille6753/
Perrels6743/
Perlett6739/
Peyerle6723/
Perhler6717/
Perletz6713/
Perzley6711/
Peuerle679/
Piarlis679/
Peierls677/
Parlleh676/
Pejarla675/
Peirels674/
Parleaz674/
Perleij673/
Parleze673/
Pearlui672/
Paurley672/
Peerler672/
Peraels672/
Pauerle671/
Pharlis671/
Pettrle671/
Pfeerle671/
Piryles671/
Parlish671/
Parrels671/
Pharley671/
Parleah671/
Perluis671/
Parylle671/
Pairley671/
Perlehe671/
Perlisz671/
Poehrle671/
Preliss671/
Perelse671/
Peierle671/
Parlley670/
Pierley670/
Pearlia670/
Parhley670/
Paarler670/
Parlice670/
Parleet670/
Pfarler670/
Pearely670/
Pierlie670/
Perleer670/
Perllie670/
Parlois670/

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