Pears Surname
Approximately 4,360 people bear this surname
Pears Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from O.K. Pierre, Old English Piers or Pierce. Although Peter, and with it Piers, lost much of its popularity after the Reformation, we cannot fail to see from our directories (Pearson, &c.
Read More About This SurnamePears Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,461 | 1:22,640 | 3,162 |
| United States | 615 | 1:589,364 | 48,128 |
| Australia | 500 | 1:53,991 | 6,638 |
| Canada | 328 | 1:112,334 | 11,995 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,034 | 1:23,574 | 3,284 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
Pears (89) may also be a first name.
Pears Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from O.K. Pierre, Old English Piers or Pierce. Although Peter, and with it Piers, lost much of its popularity after the Reformation, we cannot fail to see from our directories (Pearson, &c.) how extremely familiar the name was in all parts of England at the time surnames were becoming hereditary.
Richard Perys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Isolda Peer-doghter, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).
Magota Peres-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Peres Rothwell, 1541, Tottington, Lancashire: Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society.
Scares Armerod, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.
Pearse Edgcombe, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John, s. of Peirce Penhale, 1604: ibid.
William Pearce, or Perce, or Peirs, or Perse, or Peirce, or Peirse, or Pearse, adm. B.A. 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.
1692. Married — George Peares and Anna Padgett: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1738. — Thomas Pearce and Elizabeth Jones: ibid.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter'; v. Pearson and Piers.
Robert Peres, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Ralph Peyres, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Adam Percys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
V. Pierce, Piers.
Rickard, Odo, Thomas de Piris, Normandy 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); eight of the name 1198 (Ib.); Rickard, William Peris, John Pers, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Pears Demographics
Average Pears Salary in
United States
$39,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pears Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pears Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pears occurs most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pears? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 107,070th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,671,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Pears reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name globally, held by 89 people.
The last name Pears is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,461 people, or 1 in 22,640. In England it is mostly found in: Durham, where 9 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Pears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pears has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pears surname grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,450 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pears Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pears last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.11% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pears earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning R 208,008 per year; in United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $54,086 CAD per year.
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