How Many People Have the Last Name Pearson?
people had the surname Pearson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,897 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+3,108 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Pearson (72.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Pearson ranks #221. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.5% to 72.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Pearson grew from 98,728 people in 2000 to 101,836 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #281 to #308. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 36.6 to 34.52 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 98,728 | 101,836 |
| Rank | #281 | #308 |
| Per 100,000 people | 36.6 | 34.52 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Pearson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Pearson: P625
👤 Pearson as a First Name
Pearson is a first name too: about 1,463 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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