How common is the surname Pierson?

27,983 people in the United States had the surname Pierson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,033 Americans. It ranked 1,254th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pierson?

Geoff Pierson, American actor, followed by Kate Pierson.

Where is the surname Pierson most common?

Wikidata records people named Pierson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Pierson?

Pierson is /ˈpɪɹ.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Pierson getting more or less common?

More common. 27,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,983 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Pierson also a first name?

Yes. Pierson 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 Pierson

A patronymic surname, carried by 27,983 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpɪɹ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex P625 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pierson is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

From Piers + -son.

Pierson 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 27,983 people named Pierson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,033 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,730.

#1,254

rank among US surnames

27,983

people in 2010

9.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,158)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,245	Womack	28,201	10,948
#1,246	Dye	28,182	10,955
#1,247	Arthur	28,102	10,987
#1,248	Grace	28,098	10,988
#1,249	Baca	28,082	10,994
#1,250	Rutherford	28,079	10,996
#1,251	Sorensen	28,069	11,000

Who is named Pierson

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

84% of people named Pierson identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Piersons

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Geoff Pierson
American actor, born 1949
Kate Pierson
American singer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, born 1948
Frank Pierson
American film director (1925-2012)
Julia Pierson
American law enforcement official, born 1959
Plenette Pierson
American basketball player (born 1981)
Arthur Pierson
American film director and actor (1901-1975)
Emma Pierson
British actress, born 1981
Katrina Pierson
American political consultant and spokesperson, born 1976
Jack Pierson
American photographer (born 1960)
Josh Pierson
American racing driver, born 2006
Betty Parsons
American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982)

Notable Piersons come mostly from the United States (10) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Peirson
Pearson

Surnames that sound like Pierson

Pierson has the Soundex code P625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P625.

Questions

Where does the surname Pierson come from?: From Piers + -son.
How common is the surname Pierson?: 27,983 people in the United States had the surname Pierson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,033 Americans. It ranked 1,254th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pierson?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Pierson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pierson?: Geoff Pierson, American actor, followed by Kate Pierson.
Where is the surname Pierson most common?: Wikidata records people named Pierson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Pierson?: Pierson is /ˈpɪɹ.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Pierson?: Pierson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Pierson getting more or less common?: More common. 27,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,983 in 2010, up 0.9%.
What are other spellings of Pierson?: Peirson and Pearson.
Is Pierson also a first name?: Yes. Pierson 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.