Find out how popular the last name Peaslee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Peaslee.

Peaslee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Peaslee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Peaslee in America

Peaslee is the 16315th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Peaslee surname appeared 1,766 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Peaslee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Peaslee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Peaslee

The surname Peaslee is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period. It is thought to have derived from a combination of the Old English words "peas," meaning a type of legume, and "lea," referring to a meadow or clearing. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify an individual who lived near or worked on land where peas were cultivated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Peaslee surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the late 12th century, where it appears as "Peselei." This variation in spelling was common during that era due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various forms, such as "Peseleye" and "Pesele," in records from counties like Oxfordshire and Berkshire. This indicates that the surname had spread to different regions of England by that time.

A notable early bearer of the Peaslee surname was Roger Peaslee, who was mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1301. This legal document recorded the transfer of land ownership, suggesting that the Peaslee family may have held some landholdings in the region during that period.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname continued to be recorded in various parts of England, with spellings like "Peasley" and "Peaseley" appearing in parish records and tax rolls. One individual of note was Thomas Peaslee, born in 1620 in Wiltshire, who later became one of the early settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America.

In the 18th century, the Peaslee surname can be found in various historical documents, such as the Hearth Tax records of Oxfordshire from 1665, which listed a John Peaslee among the taxpayers. Another notable figure from this era was Samuel Peaslee, born in 1726 in Massachusetts, who served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War.

While the Peaslee surname is not among the most common in England, it has a long and well-documented history, tracing back to its origins in the medieval period. Throughout the centuries, individuals bearing this surname have left their mark in various fields, from agriculture and land ownership to military service and colonial settlement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Peaslee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Peaslee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Peaslee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Peaslee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Peaslee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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