Pearson Family History
Pearson Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name
Piers (see Pierce). The surname is also quite common in
Ireland, where it has been established for many centuries.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish
surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Pearson
Name Distribution of Pearson Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Pearson families
 4,216 - 8,430  1,406 - 4,215 |
 1 - 1,405  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Pearson families
|
235 - 467 79 - 234 |
1 - 78 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Pearson census records
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Pearson Family Origin
Pearson Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Pearson families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Pearson Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Pearson families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Pearson Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Pearson census records
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Military Service by Pearson
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