Piercey Surname

114,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Piercey Surname Definition:

1 = Pierce, Piers (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 variant of Percy, q.v.

Piercey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,2891:16,0972,327
United States1,1371:318,78529,088
England3601:154,77214,673
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Australia751:359,94330,133
Guernsey221:2,929767
Qatar191:124,10514,725
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Piercey (13) may also be a first name.

Piercey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Pierce, Piers (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 variant of Percy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Perci or Percy (Persius' estate), in Normandy.

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

Piercey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piercey occurs most in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piercey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,499th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,805,188 people. The surname Piercey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Piercey live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Canada, where it is held by 2,289 people, or 1 in 16,097. In Canada Piercey is most prevalent in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 46 percent are found, Ontario, where 22 percent are found and Alberta, where 12 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Piercey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piercey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piercey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Piercey surname are 1.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piercey earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning 213,245 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning R 200,448 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $41,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piearcey9361/
Pierciey937/
Pierce92195,033/
Piercy929,799/
Percey92640/
Pircey9216/
Pearcey862,148/
Perchey86337/
Piearcy86141/
Piearce8681/
Peircey8627/
Piercer8615/
Pierces8612/
Piersey8612/
Piercee869/
Pierrce865/
Piercce864/
Piierce863/
Pierced863/
Peierce862/
Pfierce861/
Piercej861/
Pierkey861/
Piercie861/
Piergey861/
Ppierce861/
Phierce861/
Pieirce860/
Piercet860/
Piercea860/
Poierce860/
Percy8317,562/
Perce83441/
Pirce83206/
Pircy832/
Pierrccy802/
Piercesr802/
Pearchey801/
Pierches801/
Piersche801/
D'Pierce801/
Peerscey800/
Pieerrce800/
Pearce77151,377/
Peirce777,202/
Pearcy774,907/
Perche773,792/
Percze77908/
Pierse77604/
Peercy77380/
Persey77237/
Percea77233/
Percet77225/
Perchy77163/
Peerce77152/
Percer77151/
Percie77119/
Percsy7760/
Pircea7751/
Pircer7747/
Piorcy7729/
Paerce7720/
Perceu7712/
Percyz7710/
Peircy779/
Pierze776/
Perces775/
Pirche775/
Poerce774/
Piersy773/
Pierca773/
Pierci773/
Perrcy772/
Puerce772/
Perrce772/
Pierge772/
Pyerce771/
Pircie771/
Pirrce771/
Phirce771/
Pairce771/
Paircy771/
Percez771/
Pierçe771/
Perccy771/
Percee771/
Píerce771/
Pirsce770/
Percay770/
Peurce770/
Pierke770/
Pierceatt750/
Perchet711,272/
Perches711,249/
Percher71442/
Perchez71376/
Perschy71254/
Pearsey71226/
Persche71113/
Pershey7198/
Pierkes7185/
Piersee7182/
Pirches7138/
Perchie7135/
Perceus7130/
Percoyo7124/
Percoya7121/
Pierser7110/
Pferchy719/
Pearcea714/
Prechey714/
Pearces713/
Perchyi713/
Pearceyová712/
Perssey712/
Peairce711/
Pearcoy711/
Percess711/
Pearcse711/
Peiarcy711/
Peierze711/
Percies711/
Perczer711/
Pierges711/
Piersoe711/
Pirchei711/
Pearcer711/
Pearcce711/
Piercha711/
Pierzca711/
Piercas711/
Pierger711/
Percheh711/
Pirchay711/
Pircheh711/
Piercci711/
Percaya711/
Perceez711/
Peiarce710/
Pircees710/
Pierset710/
Pearrce710/
Perceas710/
Pierque710/
Pheirce710/
Peirsey710/
Peursey710/
Perrces710/
Perca673,789/
Perge671,583/
Perse671,358/
Pirca671,229/
Pierquet67594/
Perše67513/
Persy67386/
Pertschy67378/
Pirci67369/
Perje67327/
Percă67303/
Perci67262/
Perchyts67198/
Pferschy67185/
Perzy6791/
Pyrce6785/
Perze6761/
Perče6734/
Perţe6731/
Perşe6729/
Petrőczy6724/
Perchych6710/
Perchets677/
Perchess676/
Pierczga673/
Pircă672/
D'Pearce672/
Pfersche672/
Pearseyh671/
Persches671/
Pherschy671/
Pfersehy671/
Percheux671/
Poersche671/
Pearched671/
Percä671/
Perceová671/
D'Peirce671/
Perchett670/
Piercous670/

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