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

Persing, 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 Persing surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Persing in America

Persing is the 22106th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Persing surname appeared 1,171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Persing.

We can also compare 2010 data for Persing 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 Persing

The surname Persing has its origins in the Germanic region of Europe, specifically in areas that are now part of Germany and the Netherlands. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "pers," which referred to a type of pear tree or pear fruit. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname given to someone who cultivated or sold pears.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Persing can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the Holy Roman Empire, dating back to the 12th century. In these records, the name appears as "Persinc" and is associated with individuals from the Rhineland region.

During the Middle Ages, the name Persing was also documented in various town and village records across Germany and the Low Countries. For example, a Johannes Persing is mentioned in a land registry from the town of Aachen in 1387.

As people began to migrate and settle in new areas, the name Persing spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. Some notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Johann Persing (1597-1672), a German Protestant theologian and author from Saxony.
2. Pieter Persing (1632-1688), a Dutch painter and engraver known for his landscape and genre scenes.
3. Heinrich Persing (1718-1792), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg.
4. Theodor Persing (1834-1909), a German-American civil engineer and surveyor who worked on various railroad projects in the United States.
5. John J. Pershing (1860-1948), a celebrated American Army officer who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and was later appointed General of the Armies, the highest rank ever held in the United States Army.

Throughout its history, the surname Persing has also been subject to various spellings and variations, such as Perschin, Perschink, Persin, and Persinck, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of the areas where it was used.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Persing

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

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 Persing 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 Persing 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 Persing was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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