Last Name PEARS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Peter.
The son of Peter, from Old rench Pierre. Although Peter, and with it Piers, lost much of its popularity after the Reformation, one can still see how extreamly popular the name was in all parts of England at the time surnames were becoming hereditary.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 46,523 (2000 US census) 22,743 (1990 US census)
Count 431 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.44%, or 351 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.17%, or 74 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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