How common is the surname Pearse?

1,259 people in the United States had the surname Pearse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. It ranked 20,926th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pearse?

Arthur Sperry Pearse, American botanist, zoologist and ichthyologist (1877-1956).

Where is the surname Pearse most common?

Wikidata records people named Pearse in the United States.

Is the surname Pearse getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,259 in 2010, down 2.3%.

Is Pearse also a first name?

Yes. Pearse is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pearse

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,259 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pearse is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A variant of Piers.

Pearse is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,259 people named Pearse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,288.

#20,926

rank among US surnames

1,259

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,428)

Who is named Pearse

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

87% of people named Pearse identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pearses

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Sperry Pearse
American botanist, zoologist and ichthyologist (1877-1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Pearse

Pearse has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

Questions

Where does the surname Pearse come from?: A variant of Piers.
How common is the surname Pearse?: 1,259 people in the United States had the surname Pearse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. It ranked 20,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pearse?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pearse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pearse?: Arthur Sperry Pearse, American botanist, zoologist and ichthyologist (1877-1956).
Where is the surname Pearse most common?: Wikidata records people named Pearse in the United States.
What type of surname is Pearse?: Pearse is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Pearse getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,259 in 2010, down 2.3%.
Is Pearse also a first name?: Yes. Pearse is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.