Percie Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Scotland

Percie Surname Definition:

From the parish and canton of Perci in St. Lo, Normandy. Alanus de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's Inquisitio anent the possessions of the church of Glasgow a. 1124 (REG., p. 5). Galfridus de Perci gave a carucate containing five score and four acres in Hetone (now Heiton) to Kelso Abbey, c.

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Percie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France871:763,48093,619
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Percie (312) may also be a first name.

Percie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the parish and canton of Perci in St. Lo, Normandy. Alanus de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's Inquisitio anent the possessions of the church of Glasgow a. 1124 (REG., p. 5). Galfridus de Perci gave a carucate containing five score and four acres in Hetone (now Heiton) to Kelso Abbey, c. 1152 (Kelso, 358). Alan de Perci is one of the witnesses to David's grant of Estrahanent (Strath Nith) to Robert de Brus, a. 1153 (Nat. MSS., I, 19). Sara Percie appears in Hiesilsyde, parish of Douglas, 1668 (Lanark CR.). There is an article on 'The Percies of Scotland,' by Joseph Bain, in Archaeological journal, 1884, XLI, p. 335-341.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

William de Perci, who, with his brother Serlo, assisted in the Conquest of England, appears in Domesday as tenant in capite in many counties, especially in those of York and Lincoln. Perci is the name of a parish and canton near St. Lo, in Normandy, the ancient fief of the family. Dugdale traces the pedigree of William de Percy up to the Northman Mainfred, who settled in Neustria (Normandy) before the cession of that province to Rollo.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The renowned family of Percy, of Northumberland, England, derived their name from Percy Forest, in the Province of Maen, Normandy, whence they came, which signifies a stony place, from pierre. It may signify a hunting place, from pirsen, Teutonic, to hunt; percer, French, to penetrate, to force one's way.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Percie Last Name Facts

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

Percie is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Percie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Percie occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Percie live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Percie is also the 497,456th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 312 people.

Percie is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 763,480. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 53 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 25 percent are found and Occitanie, where 10 percent are found. Not including France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Percie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Percie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Percie last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Percie Last Name Statistics demography

Percie earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Percier92237/
Pearcie923/
Percies921/
Piercie921/
Perce91441/
Perci91262/
Pierciey867/
Pierce83195,033/
Pearce83151,377/
Peirce837,202/
Perche833,792/
Percze83908/
Percey83640/
Percea83233/
Peerce83152/
Precie8376/
Percsi8353/
Perchi8320/
Pierci833/
Pearci832/
Perczi832/
Perrce832/
Pircie831/
Percee831/
Perzie831/
Pferci830/
Piercey774,037/
Pearcey772,148/
Perchey77337/
Peircey7727/
Pertchi7713/
Piercee779/
Perchio776/
Pierrce775/
Piercce774/
Pearcea774/
Perchyi773/
Pearcse771/
Pfierce771/
Perczer771/
Piercej771/
Pearcce771/
Percheh771/
Ppierce771/
Phierce771/
Piercci771/
Pearcai771/
Pearchi771/
Pearrce770/
Pheirce770/
Piercea770/
Peirzie770/
Percy7317,562/
Perca733,789/
Pirci73369/
Perzi73217/
Pirce73206/
Pyrce7385/
Perçi7366/
Perze7361/
Perči7336/
Perče7334/
Perţe7331/
Pérci731/
Percä731/
Pertschi71125/
Petrőczi718/
D'Pearce712/
Pearchey711/
Perceová711/
D'Peirce711/
D'Pierce711/
Pearchai711/
Peerscey710/
Piercy679,799/
Pearcy674,907/
Peercy67380/
Pércsi67330/
Pirchi67226/
Perchy67163/
Perţea67160/
Perzee67123/
Preche6781/
Percsy6760/
Pircea6751/
Pircey6716/
Prechi6716/
Perché6713/
Pirzie6711/
Peircy679/
Perdzi677/
Pertsi676/
Pierze676/
Pirche675/
Pierca673/
Perrcy672/
Pîrcea672/
Perčiš672/
Pearca672/
Perzea671/
Pirrce671/
Phirce671/
Pairce671/
Perczeová671/
Perccy671/
Perzse671/
Pèrcsi671/
Pertchett670/
Percay670/

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