Peart Family History
Peart Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Perth (Perths) which is recorded as Pert c. 1128. The placename derives from Pictish perta ‘(at the) thicket copse’. English: nickname probably from a shortened form of Middle English Old French apert ‘open plain to see’ of persons ‘frank honest’ or ‘accomplished’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022