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Person Surname Meaning

Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Persson or Pehrsson (see Pehrson). German: patronymic from the personal name Peer Low German variant of Peter. English: variant of Parson.

French (mainly northeastern): from a shortened form of Perreçon, a pet form (with double diminutive suffix -eçon) of the personal name Pierre, French form of Peter.

Breton (also Le Person): nickname from person ‘parson, rector of a parish’.

Jewish (from Latvia and Belarus): either a variant of Berson or metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Pere, a pet form of Perl ‘pearl’ (compare Perel).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Person families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Person family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Person families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 62 Person families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Person's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Person families in 1891.
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What did your Person ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Person. 100% of Person men worked as a General Labourer and 79% of Person women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • Housewife
    7%
  • Student
    4%
  • Domestic
    4%

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Passenger Lists

There are 52,000 immigration records available for the last name Person. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 20,000 military records available for the last name Person. For the veterans among your Person ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Person lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Person life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Person in 1944 was 26, and 75 in 2004.

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