Piesse Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Piesse Surname Definition:
The family came into England soon after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and bore chiefly the Christian names of Louis and Charles. They have a tradition that the name was derived from the order of knighthood, created in 1560 by Pope Pius IV.
Read More About This SurnamePiesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 310 | 1:87,083 | 10,056 |
| New Zealand | 151 | 1:29,989 | 5,243 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
The alternate forms: Piessé (3) are calculated separately.
Piesse (10) may also be a first name.
Piesse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The family came into England soon after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and bore chiefly the Christian names of Louis and Charles. They have a tradition that the name was derived from the order of knighthood, created in 1560 by Pope Pius IV., and called corruptly Pies or Piesse in Brittany, from which province the Piesaes of England are believed to have come.
PISSE: Probably the same as the name Piesse. Lower says of the latter, "The family came into England soon after the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and bore chiefly the Christian names of Louis and Charles. They have a tradition that the name was derived from the order of knighthood created in 1560 by Pope Pius IV., and called corruptly Pies or Piesse in Bretagne, from which province the Piesses of England are believed to have come."
Piesse Demographics
Average Piesse Salary in
United States
$87,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Piesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Piesse occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Piessé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Piesse? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 490,085th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Piesse reside; 68 percent reside in Australasia and 68 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Piesse is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Piesse is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 87,083. In Australia Piesse is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 38 percent are found, New South Wales, where 33 percent are found and Victoria, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.
Piesse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Piesse has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Piesse surname increased 326 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Piesse Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Piesse earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning $40,615 CAD per year.
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