Pearsons Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pearsons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pearsons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
England891:626,04636,944
Australia881:306,76926,711
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Pearsons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pearsons is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearsons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pearsons is the 735,823rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Pearsons occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pearsons live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Pearsons is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent live, Vermont, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.

Pearsons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pearsons has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 66 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pearsons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pearsons last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pearsons last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pearsons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.28% more than the national average, earning R 383,256 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $45,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parsons93170,219/
Persons935,366/
Persoons881,878/
Piersons8867/
Parson's885/
Parsonns884/
Parsonss882/
Parsions882/
Parssons881/
Parsoins881/
Parsouns881/
Parsonse881/
Parrsons881/
Pasrsons881/
Pparsons881/
Perssons880/
Peirsons880/
Pairsons880/
Phersons880/
Peersons880/
Phersoons820/
Perjons8066/
Persans8020/
Parsans8012/
Parsoms804/
Parzons803/
Parsuns801/
Pirsons800/
Percons800/
Parsonsová781/
Personsová781/
Poirsons751/
Persooms751/
Perjans6739/
Prezons671/
Parcans671/
Percans670/
Parsams670/
Parshams631/

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Pearsons Reference & Research

Pierson/Pearson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pierson/Pearson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pearsons
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