Pears Family Crest & Name History

The last name Pears is one of the recorded forms of Pearse, an English family name. Its meaning, shared with Pearse, is “Son of Piers (Peter)”.

• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Without the “e” of Pearse, Pears is a simpler written form of the same name.
• Pears sounds close to Paris and Peres, so it can help to search both.
• 405 Americans were listed as Pears in the 2010 census.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Pears family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Pears surname pack.