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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 72 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 31 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 127 |
| Herefordshire | 41 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 220 |
| Lancashire | 202 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 346 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 47 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 91 |
| Suffolk | 36 |
| Somerset | 82 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 314 |
| Staffordshire | 42 |
| Warwickshire | 21 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 95 |
| Worcestershire | 28 |
| Yorkshire | 19 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 51 |
| Carnarvonshire | 106 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 286 |
| Flintshire | 117 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 47 |
| Montgomeryshire | 43 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 362 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 158 |
| House Servant | 69 |
| Labourer | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 47 |
| At Home | 38 |
| Servant | 31 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Annuitant | 17 |
| Dress Maker | 16 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 13 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| House Maid | 12 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| Farmers Son | 11 |
| Labourer Son | 10 |
| Miner | 9 |
| Farmer's Son | 9 |
| Cook | 9 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| 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.