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Where Does The Last Name Peirson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Peirson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peirson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 199,907^th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,488,533 people. The surname Peirson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Peirson live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817^th most common first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 867 people, or 1 in 418,061. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Peirson occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Peirson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Peirson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peirson surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peirson Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Peirson surname are 16.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peirson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning R 290,760 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,146 CAD per year.