Peierson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Peierson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peierson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Peierson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peierson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peierson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peierson? popularity and diffusion

Peierson is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peierson are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Peierson is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 50 percent live and Maryland, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States Peierson occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live.

Peierson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peierson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peierson surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peierson
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