Pears

Pears Meaning & Origin

About Pears
The surname Pears is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "peres," meaning "pears." It is an occupational surname given to someone who grew or sold pears or lived near a pear tree. The name Pears is a variant of the surname Pearse, which has the same meaning. Overall, the surname Pears signifies an ancestral connection to the fruit or its cultivation.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pears is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pears: 405
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,396
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pears based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pears is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 R Z
🌐 IPA
/pɛrz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pears in Braille

Here's how to represent Pears in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pears in braille

How to sign the name Pears using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pears using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pears in sign language

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