Pearson (surname)

Pearson /ˈpɪrsən/ is an English surname. The surname is patronymic, having originally referred to the son of someone with one of many related personal names, such as Pears,[1] Pierre,[2][3][4] Per,[5] Pere,[5] Piers,[6][7] and Peter.[4] On occasion, the name may also have occurred as an adaptation of MacPherson.[3][6]

Pearson has a historically common presence in the midlands and northern England,[8] as well as in Scotland and Ireland.[9]

Notable people with the surname include:

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B

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D

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F

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H

I

J

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M

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O

P

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Elsdon C. (1956). Dictionary of American Family Names (1 ed.). New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. p. 163.
  2. ↑ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1969). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. New York: Avenel Books. p. 85.
  3. 1 2 Black, George F. (1971). The Surnames of Scotland. New York: The New York Public Library. p. 661. ISBN 0871041723.
  4. 1 2 Arthur, William (1857). An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names. With an essay on their derivation and import. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. p. 215.
  5. 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford university press. p. 2066. ISBN 9780199677764.
  6. 1 2 Dorward, David (1995). Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 271. ISBN 0004704630.
  7. ↑ Ayto, John (2007). Encyclopedia of Surnames. London: A & C Black. p. 238. ISBN 9780713681444.
  8. ↑ Guppy, H. B. (1968). Homes of family names in Great Britain. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 51.
  9. ↑ Quinn, Seán Eoghan (2000). Surnames in Ireland. Wicklow: Irish Genealogy Press. p. 154. ISBN 1871509394.
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