Pearmain Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pearmain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Permond,' probably a spot in Normandy or the Low Countries. As with all other names ending in -mond, the final 'd' is dropped; compare Osman, Wayman, &c.

John de Permond, bailiff of Norwich, 1316: History of Norfolk.

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Pearmain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5381:103,56510,880
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Australia701:385,65331,598
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Canada421:877,27667,671
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Jersey81:12,4002,398
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pearmain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Permond,' probably a spot in Normandy or the Low Countries. As with all other names ending in -mond, the final 'd' is dropped; compare Osman, Wayman, &c.

John de Permond, bailiff of Norwich, 1316: History of Norfolk.

John Pyrmund, bailiff of Norwich, 1336: ibid.

1675. Married — Thomas Permount and Jone Turner: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1738. — Richard Sound and Catherine Perman: ibid.

1800. — Thomas Pearman and Mary Hitchcox: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller by a Pear-Tree [Old Englishpere (Latinpir-us) + mann] Cp. Oakman, Ashman, etc.

(Anglo-French-Latin) for Pearmont, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A grower of pears.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Permin; from the Swedish, Perman; from the Flemish, Pierman; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pearman is an old Weston name; there are memorials to a family of Pearman in Sandridge churchyard (Cus.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pearmain Last Name Facts

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

Pearmain occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearmain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,654th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pearmain live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 103,565. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Kent, where 9 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Pearmain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pearmain has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 364 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pearmain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pearmain surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Pearmain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.18% more than the national average, earning R 808,404 per year; in United States they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $53,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearmaine9421/
Pearman937,419/
Permain93108/
Parmain9351/
Pearmine88140/
Permajin8845/
Phearman8824/
Pearmann881/
Parman869,087/
Perman863,697/
Pierman801,131/
Peerman80658/
Permann80609/
Parmand80238/
Pairman80225/
Parmann80192/
Patrman80161/
Paarman80142/
Permien80110/
Pehrman8065/
Parmane8047/
Pahrman8034/
Permane8034/
Pharman8028/
Bperman8021/
Permand8018/
Pparman8013/
Paurman8012/
Petrman809/
Parrman809/
Piarman809/
Perrman808/
Paerman808/
Pferman805/
Parmine804/
Parhman803/
Pearmam802/
Peirman802/
Parmaan802/
Premain801/
Parmant801/
Perhman801/
Permine801/
Poerman801/
Pyerman801/
Puerman801/
Pherman800/
Permein800/
Parmasingh781/
Paarmann75777/
Permitin75430/
Permahan7590/
Pahrmann7571/
Peereman7557/
Pferrman7546/
Perrmann7543/
Piermann7541/
Powerman7536/
Parmmand7519/
Pfierman7514/
Parmanne7510/
Patrmann759/
Pajarman757/
Pattrman757/
Phermaen756/
Permiten755/
Petrmann755/
Parrmann754/
Peermann753/
Parmejan753/
Paharman752/
Parmayan752/
Pehrmand752/
Permajen752/
Premainh751/
Pharmaan751/
Phermann751/
Peyerman751/
Parhmann751/
Parrmane751/
Parhmine751/
Paurmann751/
Pharmand751/
Ppperman751/
Permaiem751/
Pahrmand751/
Peerzman751/
Peirmine750/
Parzmann750/
Parmajon750/
Piermein750/
Poermaun750/
Parmanova714,367/
Pirman712,286/
Preman71999/
Permanova71184/
Permanová7179/
Pourmatin7168/
Parmejane7149/
Parmam7118/
Pujiarman7110/
Parmajane714/
Permejane712/
Pyrman712/
Permam711/
Pfiermann711/
Pierrmann711/
Parmouyan711/
Pourmayin711/
Pferrmann710/
Pirmann67476/
Pfirman67334/
Parmoun67157/
Pirmand6777/
Pitrman6775/
Pourman6773/
Phirman6752/
Parmeen6741/
Pirrman6727/
Pärmann6719/
Premane6716/
Phreman6715/
Pfierrmann6711/
Permañe679/
Permeen676/
Parmene674/
Paarmam673/
Pyaremiyan673/
Permitting672/
Premman672/
Parmham671/
Pirmine671/
Parhmam671/
Høppermann671/
Parmeggian671/
Permanowna671/
Piorman670/
Peermam670/
Pirmaan670/

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