Peirce Surname
Approximately 7,202 people bear this surname
Peirce Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from O.K. Pierre, Old English Piers or Pierce. Although Peter, and with it Piers, lost much of its popularity after the Reformation, we cannot fail to see from our directories (Pearson, &c.
Read More About This SurnamePeirce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,462 | 1:81,232 | 9,234 |
| Australia | 1,039 | 1:25,982 | 3,538 |
| England | 990 | 1:56,281 | 6,812 |
| Canada | 370 | 1:99,583 | 10,815 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Italy | 64 | 1:955,573 | 68,465 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 80 | 1:55,373 | 4,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 905 | 1:26,934 | 3,682 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,530 | 1:14,226 | 1,815 |
Peirce (88) may also be a first name.
Peirce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from O.K. Pierre, Old English Piers or Pierce. Although Peter, and with it Piers, lost much of its popularity after the Reformation, we cannot fail to see from our directories (Pearson, &c.) how extremely familiar the name was in all parts of England at the time surnames were becoming hereditary.
Richard Perys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Isolda Peer-doghter, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).
Magota Peres-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Peres Rothwell, 1541, Tottington, Lancashire: Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society.
Scares Armerod, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.
Pearse Edgcombe, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John, s. of Peirce Penhale, 1604: ibid.
William Pearce, or Perce, or Peirs, or Perse, or Peirce, or Peirse, or Pearse, adm. B.A. 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.
1692. Married — George Peares and Anna Padgett: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1738. — Thomas Pearce and Elizabeth Jones: ibid.
= Pierce, q.v.
(English) A variant of Pierce, q.v.
Peirce Demographics
Average Male Peirce Height
174.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peirce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peirce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peirce is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peirce? popularity and diffusion
It is the 68,916th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,011,878 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Peirce are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 88 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,462 people, or 1 in 81,232. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Peirce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peirce has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 70 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peirce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Peirce surname are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peirce earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.35% more than the national average, earning €39,443 per year; in South Africa they earn 124.23% more than the national average, earning R 532,860 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.35% more than the national average, earning $61,282 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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