Pearl is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pearl
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The name may have been applied metaphorically, like the baptismal Marguerite or Margaret, which signifies the same thing.

Descendant of Perle meaning "pearl"; one who came from Perl that also means "pearl," situated in Germany.

Variation of Perlman. Pearl man; one who buys and sells pearls or beads; the husband of Perl meaning "pearl".

The Pearl is the variant form of Pear. 1. French Pierre, Peter 2. French père, the father. 3. One of the several places in Normandy known as Paer and Pair. 4. As The French modification of the saintly name Paternus; "Sanctus Paternus, vulgò Saint Pair." Itin, de la Normandie.

How popular is Pearl?

Pearl is common in United States, Israel, Myanmar, England, Ghana, Canada, Egypt, Botswana, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India, South Africa.

Pearl is ranked 24892 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pearl bearers increased by 1.82 per cent in 2010 US census to 7570 since 2000, the surname slipped by 278 spots and ranked at 4687. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.79 85.6
Black 9.92 9.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.68 1.84
Others 2.06 1.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.11 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.54
Pearl is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 21699 people have been found who wears Pearl as their family name. Pearl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Pearl:
4,080 United States11,087
Countries with thousands of Pearl:
494 Israel2,380
466 Myanmar1,983
6,374 England1,077
Countries with hundreds of Pearl:
3,547 Ghana901
7,069 Canada614
12,069 Egypt580
549 Botswana568
7,317 Australia447
10,981 Saudi Arabia398
11,259 Bangladesh360
77,570 India320
39,351 South Africa114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,493 New Zealand74
50,804 Iran66
4,480 Ireland65
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,626 Cambodia47
5,748 Singapore43
23,844 Mexico38
32,876 Pakistan35
14,967 Kuwait29
12,265 Portugal28
54,005 Cameroon27
48,277 Malaysia27
154,927 Nigeria27
2,735 China27
52,403 Spain24
11,714 Afghanistan23
10,403 Wales21
177,167 Philippines18
14,413 Scotland17
75,106 Uganda15
352,754 Thailand15
40,181 Hungary13
259,941 France13
26,891 Qatar12
1,223 Barbados11
410,938 Indonesia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
9,958 Northern Ireland9
266,530 Germany9
5,469 Bahrain9
88,902 Netherlands8
405,029 Brazil8
8,527 Jamaica8
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Watchmaker J.L. Pearl from Germany aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on March 31, 1849. 30 years old Michael Pearl, 39 years old John Pearl, Sarah Pearl, aged 50, are other Pearl that migrated to US.

From Germany

26 years old farmer Malinda Pearl who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 10, 1852 by Franklin King put out from Liverpool. Merchant U-Mr Pearl, 22 years old Marie Pearl, are others that migrated to US.

Pearl Namesakes

  • Nancy Pearl, American librarian, best-selling author
  • Jack Pearl, vaudeville performer and a star of early radio
  • Judea Pearl, Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher
  • Raymond Pearl, American biologist
  • Daniel Pearl, journalist for 'The Wall Street Journal' with American and Israeli citizenship
  • Minnie Pearl, American country comedian
  • Matthew Pearl, American novelist and educator
  • Lucy Pearl, musical artist
  • Bill Pearl, American retired professional bodybuilder and athlete
  • Blue Pearl, English electronic music duo
  • Jizzy Pearl, American vocalist
  • Barry Pearl, American actor
  • Cora Pearl, nineteenth-century courtesan of the French demimonde
  • Bruce Pearl, American college basketball coach
  • Carl Butler and Pearl, American country music husband-and-wife duo
  • Mariane Pearl, French freelance journalist and a former reporter and columnist for 'Glamour' magazine
  • American Pearl, hard rock band from Los Angeles, California

Pearl Namesakes

  • Nancy Pearl, American librarian, best-selling author
  • Jack Pearl, vaudeville performer and a star of early radio
  • Judea Pearl, Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher
  • Raymond Pearl, American biologist
  • Daniel Pearl, journalist for 'The Wall Street Journal' with American and Israeli citizenship
  • Minnie Pearl, American country comedian
  • Matthew Pearl, American novelist and educator
  • Lucy Pearl, musical artist
  • Bill Pearl, American retired professional bodybuilder and athlete
  • Blue Pearl, English electronic music duo
  • Jizzy Pearl, American vocalist
  • Barry Pearl, American actor
  • Cora Pearl, nineteenth-century courtesan of the French demimonde
  • Bruce Pearl, American college basketball coach
  • Carl Butler and Pearl, American country music husband-and-wife duo
  • Mariane Pearl, French freelance journalist and a former reporter and columnist for 'Glamour' magazine
  • American Pearl, hard rock band from Los Angeles, California

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