Peartree Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Peartree Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peartree,' from residence beside some conspicuous tree; compare Crabtree, Plumptre, or Rowntree.

Emma ate Peretre, Hampshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Peretre, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Peartree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
England1071:520,73032,731
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Peartree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peartree,' from residence beside some conspicuous tree; compare Crabtree, Plumptre, or Rowntree.

Emma ate Peretre, Hampshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Peretre, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Hutchin Grame, of Peretree, 1587: Nicolson and Burn. History Westm. and Cumb.

Mary Peartree, of Aston, 1671: Wills at Chester.

1738. Married — John Ward and Ann Peartree: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Belongs to the same class as Appletree, Plumtree, &c. At Peretre is a good H.R. surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Partry or Patry. See Patrick; also perhaps local in some cases.

The Norman People (1874)

Peartree Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Peartree? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716,247th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Peartree are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 34 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Peartree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peartree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peartree surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peartree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peartree last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peartree earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning $39,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $43,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearthree94105/
Pertree9328/
Partree934/
Peartre932/
Parthree8880/
Perthree882/
Pairtree881/
Partre867/
Pertre861/
Partrea8015/
Pertrie808/
Parthre802/
Partrie801/
Pertrea801/
Peartry801/
Pretree800/
Pertreux7518/
Phartrre751/
Pfertrer750/
Pairtrie750/
Pairtrei750/
Partra7157,974/
Pretre711,046/
Pertry7149/
Pertri715/
Partri711/
Pertra711/
Prettre6742/
Parthri673/
Partraj673/
Partrid672/
Pertrou671/
Partris671/
Partrai671/
Partrio670/
Partrich63130/
Pertruis633/
Pertrais631/
Pretri573/
Pretry572/
Pirtris531/

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