Pearsall Surname
Approximately 8,643 people bear this surname
Pearsall Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pearshall' or 'Pershall,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
Thomas de Peshale, Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnamePearsall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,670 | 1:54,342 | 6,487 |
| England | 1,048 | 1:53,166 | 6,505 |
| Australia | 462 | 1:58,432 | 7,107 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 362 | 1:67,335 | 7,663 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,927 | 1:26,061 | 3,201 |
Pearsall (22) may also be a first name.
Pearsall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pearshall' or 'Pershall,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
Thomas de Peshale, Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Edmund Pershall, of Over, 1676: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Peashall, of Checkley, Cheshire, 1634: ibid.
Belonging to Pershall or Pershill (Staffs), A.D. 1188 Pereshulle [Middle English hull(e, Old English hyll, a hill: the pers. name (in the genit.) may be the Old French Pere if not the rare Anglo-Saxon Pœghere] Sir Robert Tunsall, a noble knight, And come of royall anceytree; Sir Iohn Savage, wise and wight, Sir Hugh Persall: there was 3.—‘Bosworth Feilde’, 457-60; Percy’s Folio MS.
(English) One who came from Pearshall or Pershill (Per’s hill), in Staffordshire.
An estate in co. Stafford, now written Pearshall or Pershall. The family are of Norman origin, having been founded, at the place referred to, by Robert, a follower of Robert of Stafford, early in the reign of the Conqueror. He was son of Gilbert, son of Richard, Count of Corbeil in Normandy.
Said to be of Norman origin.
Pearsall Demographics
Average Pearsall Salary in
United States
$43,440 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pearsall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pearsall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pearsall occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pearsall? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,495th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 843,173 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pearsall are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pearsall is also the 2,301,746th most common first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Pearsall is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6,670 people, or 1 in 54,342. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Pearsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pearsall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pearsall last name expanded 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pearsall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pearsall are 2.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.99% being registered with the party.
The amount Pearsall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning R 263,184 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,100 CAD per year.
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Pearsall Reference & Research
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