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

The last name Pierce (Arabic: بيرس) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pierçe or Píerce. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Pierce is the 2,873^rd most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pierce reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pierce is also the 79,447^th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 6,750 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 175,030 people, or 1 in 2,071. In The United States Pierce is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 117 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Pierce Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pierce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pierce last name expanded 474 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 842 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pierce Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pierce last name is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pierce last name are 12.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Pierce earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning 269,327 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2632.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 529,643 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.2% more than the national average, earning R 295,140 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $41,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $51,300 CAD per year.