Pierce Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pierce Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pierce family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 842
Agricultural Labourer 90
General Labourer 55
Domestic Servant 48
Dress Maker 48
General Servant 48
Labourer 44
Coal Miner 44
Annuitant 29
Carpenter 29
Laundress 22
House Keeper 20
General Servant Domestic 19
General Domestic Servant 16
Joiner 14
Tailor 14
Mariner 14
Farm Servant Indoor 14
Lead Miner 14
Slate Quarryman 14
Cook Domestic 13
Shoe Maker 13
Butcher 12
Farmers Daughter 12
Servant 11

Pierce Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Pierce is the 4th most popular variant of Price.

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