Pirnie Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Pirnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:759,87259,214
England1051:530,64833,151
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland861:43,5263,182
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Pirnie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirnie is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pirnie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirnie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pirnie is the 485,771st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pirnie live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pirnie is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Pirnie is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nebraska, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside and Idaho, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Pirnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pirnie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pirnie last name expanded 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pirnie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pirnie surname are 13.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirniea9250/
Pairnie920/
Pirni9188/
Pirne913/
Pirniyeh864/
Pirnieya861/
Pirner832,044/
Pirnes831,350/
Pirnea83244/
Pierne83198/
Pernie8397/
Pierni8377/
Pirnai837/
Purnie834/
Pirney832/
Pirneu831/
Peirni831/
Prenie831/
Pirnei831/
Pirnez831/
Pirnoi831/
Pirnis831/
Pirnae831/
Pirneh831/
Pirnip831/
Pirnej831/
Pairne830/
Pyrnie830/
Pirenne77694/
Pernier77501/
Pirniaa7745/
Pirnaji7734/
Pirness7727/
Pirnaij7714/
Pirniya777/
Pierney776/
Pirnaia774/
Prenjie771/
Pernies771/
Piernei771/
Perrnie770/
Phirney770/
Pairnes770/
Poirner770/
Purni733,775/
Perni733,489/
Pirna731,121/
Perne731,107/
Purne73601/
Pärni7346/
Pirná7342/
Pirný7341/
Prene7326/
Pirny734/
Pyrne732/
Pärne731/
Pirnajee718/
Pfaireni717/
Pirnaggi711/
Pirniaha711/
Pirniyad711/
Pirienne711/
Pernet677,288/
Perner673,918/
Pernes672,470/
Perney671,179/
Pirnay67911/
Pirnau67509/
Pierna67503/
Pernis67370/
Perniš67298/
Pernai67287/
Pernez67206/
Purney67194/
Preney67182/
Pürner67182/
Perneş67165/
Pearne67159/
Pernea67127/
Pernei67122/
Pyrnge67102/
Pernej6769/
Pyrneu6764/
Perneu6759/
Perhne6758/
Pernee6751/
Prenje6728/
Pyreni6727/
Purnea6726/
Pergne6723/
Pernye6723/
Perniß6721/
Perniz6718/
Perned6716/
Pyrene6714/
Perneș678/
Purnni675/
Peerni675/
Pernio675/
Puhrni675/
Pujrni675/
Pernni674/
Pierny674/
Pherni673/
Pernae673/
Pernoi673/
Pearni673/
Pyrnai673/
Pierné672/
Pernit672/
Pernyi671/
Purnee671/
Purnji671/
Pyrner671/
Pernii671/
Phrene671/
Pherne671/
Pirnna671/
Perniè671/
Perrne671/
Pärner671/
Prenea671/
Prenee671/
Pernoe670/
Pyrnne670/
Pernne670/

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