Peirce Surname

68,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Peirce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4621:81,2329,234
Australia1,0391:25,9823,538
England9901:56,2816,812
Canada3701:99,58310,815
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Italy641:955,57368,465
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9051:26,9343,682
Wales811:19,3631,123
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5301:14,2261,815

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Pierce, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A variant of Pierce, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Peirce Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peirce occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peirce? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,916th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,011,878 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Peirce live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,462 people, or 1 in 81,232. In The United States Peirce is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Peirce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peirce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peirce surname grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 70 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peirce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Peirce surname is predominantly 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 with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peircey9227/
Peierce922/
Peiarce920/
Pheirce920/
Perce91441/
Pirce91206/
D'Peirce861/
Pierce83195,033/
Pearce83151,377/
Perche833,792/
Percze83908/
Percey83640/
Percea83233/
Percet83225/
Peerce83152/
Percer83151/
Percie83119/
Peirse8381/
Pircea8351/
Pircer8347/
Percke8326/
Paerce8320/
Pircey8316/
Peircy839/
Perces835/
Pirche835/
Poerce834/
Puerce832/
Perrce832/
Pyerce831/
Pircie831/
Pirrce831/
Phirce831/
Pairce831/
Percez831/
Percee831/
Peirch830/
Pirsce830/
Peurce830/
Pircher776,373/
Piercey774,037/
Pearcey772,148/
Perchet771,272/
Perches771,249/
Percher77442/
Perchez77376/
Perchey77337/
Percier77237/
Persche77113/
Piearce7781/
Pirches7738/
Percque7733/
Percker7710/
Piercee779/
Pierrce775/
Piercce774/
Pearcea774/
Pearces773/
Piierce773/
Pearcie773/
Peierke772/
Percess771/
Pearcse771/
Peiarcy771/
Peierze771/
Peirsee771/
Pfierce771/
Percies771/
Perckie771/
Perczer771/
Piercej771/
Pirchei771/
Pearcer771/
Piercie771/
Pearcce771/
Percheh771/
Pircker771/
Ppierce771/
Pircheh771/
Phierce771/
Perceez771/
Pircees770/
Pearrce770/
Perceas770/
Peirker770/
Peirsey770/
Piercea770/
Poierce770/
Peirzie770/
Perrces770/
Percy7317,562/
Perca733,789/
Perge731,583/
Perch731,431/
Perse731,358/
Pirca731,229/
Parce731,123/
Pirch73942/
Perke73706/
Perše73513/
Peirs73484/
Pirci73369/
Perje73327/
Percă73303/
Perci73262/
Pirke73201/
Pirge73175/
Pyrce7385/
Perze7361/
Pirse7344/
Perče7334/
Pirje7332/
Perţe7331/
Perşe7329/
Pirqe7315/
Pirçe736/
Pircy732/
Pircă732/
Percä731/
Pirscher7186/
Piearcey7161/
Pirckher7112/
Perchets717/
Pierciey717/
Perchess716/
D'Pearce712/
Pfersche712/
Pearchey711/
Persches711/
Perckett711/
Piersche711/
Poersche711/
Pfeirsch711/
Petrcher711/
Pearched711/
Perceová711/
D'Pierce711/
Perchett710/
Peerscey710/
Pearse679,835/
Piercy679,799/
Pearcy674,907/
Persch673,299/
Perger673,111/
Perjes672,125/
Percca671,929/
Perkey671,374/
Pirzer67999/
Pirsch67985/
Perges67883/
Parche67748/
Persee67624/
Pierse67604/
Pearch67478/
Pirkey67460/
Perseu67400/
Perque67392/
Peercy67380/
Persse67351/
Phirke67318/
Persie67290/
Perget67269/
Persey67237/
Pirchi67226/
Perser67224/
Percht67203/
Perchy67163/
Perţea67160/
Parcet67145/
Peržeľ67129/
Pirger67125/
Perzee67123/
Parcer67103/
Parcej6785/
Preche6781/
Pferscher6779/
Precie6776/
Perset6772/
Parcey6761/
Percsy6760/
Perseh6756/
Percsi6753/
Persea6748/
Pirsie6742/
Percis6740/
Parces6734/
Parcea6729/
Piorcy6729/
Persze6728/
Peiers6722/
Perjet6721/
Perchi6720/
Pershe6720/
Pehrke6718/
Pharce6718/
Perkie6715/
Perché6713/
Pirtscher6713/
Pirzie6711/
Perjez6711/
Persed6710/
Percyz6710/
Perzer6710/
Pirque678/
Pirkes678/
Percka678/
Perjea678/
Pergee677/
Pirtze677/
Pierze676/
Perzez675/
Pirkeh675/
Pirser674/
Perses674/
Parcei674/
Pirkie673/
Pirtchett673/
Pierca673/
Pierci673/
Perkca673/
Perrcy672/
Pearci672/
Percid672/
Perczi672/
Paerse672/
Parced672/
Pairse672/
Pîrcea672/
Pirgie672/
Persøe672/
Pearca672/
Peurse671/
Pearje671/
Peirrs671/
Perkeu671/
Persez671/
Perzea671/
Perzes671/
Perciz671/
Pirjee671/
Pirsee671/
Paircy671/
Parcke671/
Pirjer671/
Paerke671/
Pierçe671/
Perczeová671/
Perccy671/
Persep671/
Perzie671/
Perzse671/
Persée671/
Pergej671/
Perqes671/
Perjer671/
Perkeh671/
Puerse671/
Phirse671/
Perdge671/
Peerse671/
Pearge671/
Pirjeh671/
Pertchett670/
Perrse670/
Pearxe670/
Pergea670/
Peerch670/
Percay670/
Pherse670/
Perscheet670/
Pergie670/
Pferci670/
Pierke670/
Partce670/
Puerke670/
Pource670/

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