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Where Does The Last Name Peers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Peers is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Peers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 60,623^rd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 877,278 people. Peers is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Peers live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Peers is also the 1,545,828^th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 3,697 people, or 1 in 15,071. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 17 percent reside, Merseyside, where 15 percent reside and Cheshire, where 13 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Peers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Peers has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Peers surname expanded 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peers surname is chiefly Catholic (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peers surname are 3.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.46% registered with the party.

The amount Peers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning 417,684 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.03% less than the national average, earning R 175,776 per year; in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,376 CAD per year.