Explore the Family Name Pearse

The meaning of Pearse

English: variant of Pierce.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pearse has been moderately declining in the past decade. In 2000, Pearse ranked 19,428 in terms of surname prevalence in the US, but by 2010, it had dropped to 20,926, indicating a decrease of 7.71 percent. The total count of individuals bearing the name also saw a slight decrease over this period, going down by 2.25 percent from 1,288 in 2000 to 1,259 in 2010. This reflects a change in the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000, which fell by 10.42 percent from 0.48 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,428	#20,926	-7.71%
Count	1,288	1,259	-2.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.43	-10.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pearse

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Pearse, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group identified by this surname is White, representing 89.29 percent of the population in 2000 and falling slightly to 87.37 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased marginally from 5.90 percent to 6.12 percent. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation under the Pearse surname experienced a more substantial increase of 55.08 percent, growing from 2.56 percent to 3.97 percent. People of two or more ethnic identities have also risen from 1.09 percent to 1.83 percent. However, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.29%	87.37%	-2.15%
Black	5.9%	6.12%	3.73%
Hispanic	2.56%	3.97%	55.08%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.83%	67.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0%	0%