Pierson Family History
Pierson Name Meaning
English (London): patronymic from the personal name
Piers (see Pierce).North German: patronymic from
the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, reduced form
of Peter.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Pierson
Name Distribution of Pierson Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Pierson families
 77 - 152  26 - 76 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Pierson families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Pierson census records
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Pierson Family Origin
Pierson Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Pierson Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Pierson census records
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Military Service by Pierson
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