Explore the Family Name Pearcy

The meaning of Pearcy

English: variant of Percy.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Pearcy in the United States?

The surname Pearcy, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a span of 10 years. In 2000, Pearcy was ranked 11,207th in popularity and by 2010, it dropped to rank 11,810. However, despite this decline in rank, the count of people with the Pearcy surname actually increased from 2,594 in 2000 to 2,650 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.16 percent. The proportion of the Pearcy surname per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease, going down by 6.25 percent from 0.96 in 2000 to 0.9 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,207	#11,810	-5.38%
Count	2,594	2,650	2.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.96	0.9	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pearcy

When we explore the ethnic identity tied to the Pearcy surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we notice some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of people with the Pearcy surname identified as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 90.98 in 2000 to 89.43 in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, increasing by 46.63 percent from 1.93 in 2000 to 2.83 in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races rose dramatically from 1.00 in 2000 to 1.74 in 2010, an increase of 74 percent. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained relatively stable, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped by 10 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.98%	89.43%	-1.7%
Black	4.93%	4.87%	-1.22%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.83%	46.63%
Two or More Races	1%	1.74%	74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.68%	3.03%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0.45%	-10%