Persse Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Persse Surname Definition:

The name (a variant of Pearse) of a Co. Galway landed family established there in 1700, previously in Co. Kildare. IF 294

Persse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Australia821:329,21628,102
England671:831,61344,286
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Wales301:103,1518,167
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Persse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name (a variant of Pearse) of a Co. Galway landed family established there in 1700, previously in Co. Kildare. IF 294

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Persse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Persse is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Persse? popularity and diffusion

Persse is the 799,576th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Persse live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Persse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Persse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Persse last name grew 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 305 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Persse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Persse surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Persse last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Persse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.22% less than the national average, earning R 30,360 per year and in United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persset9212/
Perssey922/
Petrsse921/
Pearsse920/
Peersse920/
Perse911,358/
Perss9116/
Pearse839,835/
Persee83624/
Pierse83604/
Perseu83400/
Persie83290/
Persey83237/
Perser83224/
Persis83139/
Peirse8381/
Perset8372/
Persei8371/
Perseh8356/
Persea8348/
Persze8328/
Pershe8320/
Persed8310/
Persys8310/
Perses834/
Perssi834/
Porsse834/
Paerse832/
Perssy832/
Persøe832/
Peurse831/
Perssa831/
Persez831/
Persep831/
Perzse831/
Persée831/
Peerse831/
Parsse830/
Perrse830/
Pherse830/
Pers802,708/
Pearsey77226/
Persais77152/
Persits77136/
Persche77113/
Pershey7798/
Phearse7784/
Piersee7782/
Pearset7769/
Pershes7723/
Persett7722/
Perseis7721/
Persyts7714/
Parssey7712/
Piersey7712/
Pershep7712/
Pershed776/
Perseit775/
Persheh773/
Persher772/
Persier772/
Perseas772/
Percess771/
Pearssh771/
Peirsee771/
Persead771/
Persech771/
Perseph771/
Pershea771/
Persish771/
Perssch771/
Pierssa771/
Perseed771/
Perseth771/
Pearser770/
Pearsie770/
Peerser770/
Peirsey770/
Persies770/
Peursey770/
Perrser770/
Peers738,307/
Parse737,504/
Pears734,360/
Piers733,719/
Persa732,294/
Perge731,583/
Persi731,465/
Perše73513/
Peirs73484/
Perce73441/
Persy73386/
Porse73341/
Perje73327/
Persh73180/
Pehrs73112/
Perst7386/
Perze7361/
Petrs7349/
Pirse7344/
Persz7343/
Perşe7329/
Persé7320/
Pärss7318/
Pfers7310/
Perrs736/
Perås736/
Persd733/
Persí732/
Peyrs731/
Pgers731/
Peurs731/
Phers730/
Persaits7114/
Perseitz717/
Perchess716/
Perssova713/
Perseich712/
Pfersche712/
Pearseyh711/
Persches711/
Pershetz711/
Persiets711/
Persitts711/
Persuits711/
Pfersehy711/
Piersche711/
Poersche711/
Pearsheh711/
Pershesh711/
Pershieh711/
Persisch711/
Persheha711/
Pirssett710/
Pearsess710/
Peerscey710/
Pierce67195,033/
Pearce67151,377/
Peirce677,202/
Parseh673,928/
Perche673,792/
Persch673,299/
Perger673,111/
Perjes672,125/
Piersa671,180/
Pergis671,108/
Perges67883/
Percey67640/
Persha67392/
Parshe67385/
Perjés67357/
Perget67269/
Parsey67253/
Percea67233/
Perscheid67232/
Porshe67231/
Percet67225/
Parsee67169/
Peerce67152/
Percer67151/
Peržeľ67129/
Pershi67125/
Perzee67123/
Porsie67114/
Pearst67108/
Pörzse67107/
Persuy6785/
Pferscher6779/
Perjis6763/
Persid6759/
Persić6754/
Phears6753/
Pershy6746/
Persai6745/
Pirsie6742/
Percis6740/
Persip6734/
Persay6728/
Persiy6725/
Porzse6724/
Persič6724/
Persyi6722/
Porsea6721/
Perjet6721/
Paerce6720/
Persøy6720/
Perzsa6720/
Parssi6717/
Paarse6713/
Perjez6711/
Parsze6710/
Perzer6710/
Pharse679/
Phersy679/
Perjea678/
Pergee677/
Parsie677/
Porsee677/
Pierze676/
Perces675/
Perzez675/
Porsey675/
Peetrs675/
Perseiová675/
Poerce674/
Persoa674/
Pearsy673/
Petrsh673/
Piersy673/
Pettrs673/
Pearsh673/
Pierrs672/
Peersa672/
Peersy672/
Parrse672/
Pairse672/
Perrce672/
Porsei671/
Pearje671/
Pearsz671/
Peersz671/
Peirrs671/
Persgi671/
Persit671/
Perzea671/
Perzes671/
Phiers671/
Piersz671/
Pirsee671/
Pitrse671/
Phorse671/
Parsea671/
Bporse671/
Pearsi671/
Percez671/
Parssy671/
Piersi671/
Pierçe671/
Percee671/
Persaj671/
Perzie671/
Perstø671/
Pergej671/
Perjer671/
Pirrss671/
Phirse671/
Persietts671/
Perdge671/
Pearsa671/
Pearge671/
Porssi671/
Peerseeds671/
Peersh671/
Peersheer671/
Pearxe670/
Peerrs670/
Pergea670/
Pirsce670/
Perscheet670/
Pergie670/
Peurce670/
Pirsis670/

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