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This page represents the following Surnames: Pearson.
Heraldry for every family is represented on each page as it has become available through out our research, as a tribute to the historical and evolutionary process that each family has survived. Name definitions are provided for each family as we find a connection to them, through intermarriage or discovery. Scottish, English and Irish families are represented with tartans, badges and other memorabilia as it becomes available to us. We’ve worked very hard at finding the most accurate and appropriate connections for each surname, if you see an error or have more information to add, please contact us via e-mail at CSGS@SnowStones.com.
Pearson Name Meaning
English: Patronymic from the Middle English personal name Piers. 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.
English and Irish: From the personal name Piers.
English, Welsh, and Irish: From the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers. Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
Family Motto: ‘Dum Spiro Spero’ (While I breathe, I hope )
Family Crest:
The Pearson Family Tartan:
Discovered in Cumbria, England in 1951 and donated to the Scottish Tartans Society by A.H. Pearson of Egremont in Cumbria. Original notes had ground as a bluish grey.
Additional Resources:
Last Name References from:
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Encyclopedia of Surnames, John Ayto, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, ISBN 978 0 7136 8144 4
(Unless otherwise stated)