Peerson Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

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

Peerson Surname Definition:

= Pierson, q.v.

Peerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Peerson (11) may also be a first name.

Peerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Pierson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peerson Last Name Facts

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

Peerson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 594,812th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Peerson live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Peerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peerson surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

Peerson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $40,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peierson933/
Peearson932/
Peherson931/
Peyerson931/
Peersoon931/
Person9225,400/
Pearson86241,783/
Persson86119,065/
Pierson8649,626/
Pehrson863,438/
Peirson862,089/
Persoon861,721/
Pherson86765/
Persohn86497/
Perszon86164/
Peersen86158/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Persion8657/
Petrson8646/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Paerson8613/
Persyon866/
Poerson864/
Pesrson863/
Puerson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Peersan861/
Persoin861/
Pyerson860/
Personne801,478/
Pehrsson801,230/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Piearson8084/
Persoone8073/
Phersson8050/
Pearsson8021/
Piersson8015/
Pierrson808/
Petrrson805/
Perssion805/
Powerson805/
Poierson803/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Peahrson802/
Pearsion802/
Paersson802/
Pehrshon802/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Pauerson801/
Pearsoon801/
Peiersen801/
Peirsson801/
Perrsson801/
Pershohn801/
Petrsion801/
Piyerson801/
Pearscon801/
Ppierson800/
Pettrson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrsont800/
Phierson800/
Pearsosn800/
Pirson774,105/
Persen771,192/
Persan77760/
Persun77356/
Perzon77109/
Pärson7782/
Perßon7758/
Persom7753/
Peršon7734/
Persén7721/
Perjon7720/
Percon7718/
Persán774/
Pyrson771/
Personová7567/
Personova7528/
D'Pierson752/
Piggerson751/
Poirson712,501/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Persuhn71548/
Pearzon71193/
Perdjon71156/
Pershan71141/
Pärsson7196/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Pershun7143/
Pehrsen7142/
Paurson7139/
Piersen7137/
Perssen7130/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Perjoon7118/
Pehrßon7114/
Pearsom7111/
Petrsen7110/
Persionova719/
Pearsan718/
Pehrzon718/
Perssom716/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Persund713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Persunh712/
Pearxon711/
Peerjan711/
Peircon711/
Pyersan711/
Pyrsson711/
Persann711/
Pirsson711/
Pihrson711/
Persune711/
Perssan711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsohn711/
Pirsoon711/
Phersom711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Peirsen710/
Phirson710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Piersun710/
Persung710/
Pearsun710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Poursoun6749/
Pershand672/
Peerjhan672/
Poursson672/
Perschan671/
Poisrson671/
Peurssen671/
Pearsand671/
Perchoon671/
Perschun671/
Poirsson671/
Powersan671/
Pershang671/
Pershuhn671/
Phairson671/
Petrsung671/
Pehrssun670/
Pehrssen670/
Pearshan670/

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