Pierce Name Meaning: From the name "Piers", which is a Middle English form of the personal name "Peter".
The name was popular throughout christian europe.The name was chosen by Christ for its symbolic significance.
Discover how your Pierce ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 21 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 242 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 29 |
| Essex | 81 |
| Gloucestershire | 46 |
| Hampshire | 107 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 263 |
| Lancashire | 612 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 485 |
| Middlesex | 50 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 138 |
| Suffolk | 20 |
| Somerset | 39 |
| Surrey | 90 |
| Sussex | 390 |
| Staffordshire | 67 |
| Warwickshire | 40 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 17 |
| Worcestershire | 22 |
| Yorkshire | 117 |
| Anglesey | 39 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 55 |
| Carnarvonshire | 184 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 365 |
| Flintshire | 180 |
| Glamorgan | 59 |
| Merionethshire | 174 |
| Montgomeryshire | 55 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 62 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| General Labourer | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Scholar | 34 |
| Cook Domestic | 28 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| House Maid Domestic | 20 |
| At School | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 15 |
| Gardener Domestic | 14 |
| Slate Quarryman | 13 |
| Laundress Wash | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 10 |
| Milliner | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| Lead Miner | 10 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Pierce | 1,843 |
| William Pierce | 1,778 |
| John Pierce | 1,772 |
| Elizabeth Pierce | 1,345 |
| Thomas Pierce | 1,208 |
| Sarah Pierce | 849 |
| George Pierce | 797 |
| James Pierce | 732 |
| Jane Pierce | 692 |
| Ann Pierce | 687 |
| Margaret Pierce | 663 |
| Edward Pierce | 583 |
| Robert Pierce | 512 |
| Charles Pierce | 483 |
| Henry Pierce | 465 |
| Ellen Pierce | 439 |
| Richard Pierce | 373 |
| Eliza Pierce | 352 |
| Catherine Pierce | 322 |
| Annie Pierce | 315 |
| Joseph Pierce | 305 |
| David Pierce | 294 |
| Alice Pierce | 263 |
| Emma Pierce | 251 |
| Anne Pierce | 245 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price | 50% | 395,964 |
| 2 | Pearce | 67% | 203,969 |
| 3 | Preece | 67% | 30,289 |
| 4 | Pierce | 100% | 27,802 |
| 5 | Peirce | 67% | 5,820 |
| 6 | Pruce | 50% | 904 |
| 7 | Perce | 83% | 899 |
| 8 | Priece | 67% | 805 |
| 9 | Purce | 67% | 603 |
| 10 | Parce | 67% | 442 |
| 11 | Prace | 50% | 386 |
| 12 | Prece | 67% | 347 |
| 13 | Pirce | 83% | 324 |
| 14 | Preice | 67% | 321 |
| 15 | Preace | 67% | 309 |
| 16 | Perice | 67% | 306 |
| 17 | Prouce | 50% | 293 |
| 18 | Parcoe | 50% | 288 |
| 19 | Peerce | 83% | 222 |
| 20 | Perace | 67% | 163 |
| 21 | Pierse | 83% | 163 |
The surname Pierce is the 4th most popular variant of Price.