Piersons Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Piersons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piersons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Piersons Last Name Facts

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

Piersons has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piersons? popularity and diffusion

Piersons is the 2,333,370th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Piersons occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Piersons are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Piersons is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 38 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Piersons is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Piersons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piersons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Piersons last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piersons Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Piersons last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Piersons earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,307 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persons935,366/
Pirsons930/
Persoons881,878/
Pearsons88393/
Poirsons881/
Pairsons880/
Peersons880/
Phersons880/
Perssons880/
Peirsons880/
Phersoons820/
Perjons8066/
Persans8020/
Percons800/
Pursons800/
Personsová781/
Persooms751/
Piersanje712/
Perjans6739/
Piersanzhe673/
Prezons671/
Pursans670/
Percans670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piersons
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