View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The last name Peirse is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peirse.

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

The surname is the 2,091,648^th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Peirse are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England Peirse is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 46 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and Kent, where 8 percent reside. Beside England Peirse exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Peirse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peirse has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peirse last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peirse Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peirse surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.