"Pearson" meaning in English

See Pearson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɪə.sən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɪɹ.sən/ [General-American] Forms: Pearsons [plural]
enPR: pîr [General-American] Etymology: From Piers + -son. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Piers|son}} Piers + -son Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Pearson (countable and uncountable, plural Pearsons)
  1. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Pearson-en-name-sNpR4hlw Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename
    A city, the county seat of Atkinson County, Georgia, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pearson-en-name-F1pOJG60 Categories (other): County seats of Georgia, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 5 33 24 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 37 15 38 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 36 17 37 6
  3. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Medina County, Texas, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pearson-en-name--akw7via Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 5 33 24 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 37 15 38 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 36 17 37 6
  4. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Ainsworth, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pearson-en-name-f-8zsihL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 5 33 24 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 37 15 38 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 36 17 37 6
  5. A placename
    A ghost town in south-east Victoria, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Victoria, Places in Australia, Places in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Pearson-en-name-rcA0YyZ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Pierson, Peirson Derived forms: Fujita-Pearson scale, Neyman-Pearson lemma, Pearson box, Pearson correlation, Pearsonian, Pearson's long-clawed shrew, Pearson sluice, Pearson sluicebox, Pearson sluice box
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