Pearshall Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pearshall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pearshall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pearshall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pearshall is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pearshall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearshall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Pearshall occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pearshall are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pearshall is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Pearshall is most common in: Greater London, where 38 percent live, Shropshire, where 31 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 15 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Pearshall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pearshall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pearshall last name grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pearshall
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