as a Last Name
- 7,338
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pearl
Meaning & Origins
English: metonymic occupational name for a trader in pearls, which in the Middle Ages were fashionable among the rich for the ornamentation of clothes, from Middle English, Old French perle (Late Latin perla).
| 4,193rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,338
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Pearl per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Pearl!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
