Pirnie Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Pirnie Surname Definition:
Of local origin from Pairney near Auchterarder, Perthshire (1610 Pirney, 1627 Pirnie). Patrick Pirnie was mason in Cargill, 1769 (Dunkeld). There was a family of Pirnie of Moss-side, parish of Redgorton, Perthshire, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Read More About This SurnamePirnie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 477 | 1:759,872 | 59,214 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 86 | 1:43,526 | 3,182 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Pirnie (14) may also be a first name.
Pirnie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from Pairney near Auchterarder, Perthshire (1610 Pirney, 1627 Pirnie). Patrick Pirnie was mason in Cargill, 1769 (Dunkeld). There was a family of Pirnie of Moss-side, parish of Redgorton, Perthshire, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Pirnie Demographics
Average Pirnie Salary in
United States
$46,948 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pirnie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirnie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pirnie is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirnie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pirnie is the 485,771st most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pirnie are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pirnie is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States it is most common in: Nebraska, where 15 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and Idaho, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.
Pirnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pirnie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pirnie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pirnie are 13.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Pirnie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $50,012 CAD per year.
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