How common is the surname Pearman?

2,910 people in the United States had the surname Pearman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,098 Americans. It ranked 10,942nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pearman?

Joseph Pearman, American racewalker (1892-1961), followed by Raven-Symoné.

Where is the surname Pearman most common?

Wikidata records people named Pearman in the United States.

Is the surname Pearman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,910 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Pearman

A surname, carried by 2,910 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pearman is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,910 people named Pearman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,098 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,796.

#10,942

rank among US surnames

2,910

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,527)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,935	Furey	2,911	106,062
#10,942	McKinnie	2,910	106,098
#10,947	Vecchio	2,909	106,135
#10,950	Stabler	2,908	106,171
#10,951	Jama	2,907	106,208

Who is named Pearman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Pearman identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pearmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Pearman
American racewalker (1892-1961)
Raven-Symoné
American actress, singer, and songwriter, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pearman

Pearman has the Soundex code P655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P655.

Questions

How common is the surname Pearman?: 2,910 people in the United States had the surname Pearman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,098 Americans. It ranked 10,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pearman?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Pearman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pearman?: Joseph Pearman, American racewalker (1892-1961), followed by Raven-Symoné.
Where is the surname Pearman most common?: Wikidata records people named Pearman in the United States.
Is the surname Pearman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,910 in 2010, up 4.1%.