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

Persse is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Persse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Persse is the 799,576th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name Persse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Persse reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Persse is mostly found in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Persse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Persse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Persse last name rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 last name is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Persse last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the 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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