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 more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piercey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,499th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,805,188 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Piercey are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 2,289 people, or 1 in 16,097. In Canada Piercey is primarily concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 46 percent reside, Ontario, where 22 percent reside and Alberta, where 12 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Piercey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Piercey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Piercey last name grew 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piercey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Piercey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Piercey are 1.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.37% being registered with the 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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