Pierce

in Illinois

There are 3,732 people with the last name "Pierce" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Pierce 211
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  1. is 207th most common Rose
  2. is 208th most common Perkins
  3. is 209th most common Jimenez
  4. is 210th most common Montgomery
  5. is 211th most common Pierce
  6. is 212th most common Ray
  7. is 213th most common Elliott
  8. is 214th most common Nichols
  9. is 215th most common Gardner

Similar Names and Nicknames

Pierre, Pierson, Piercy, Pierrelouis, Pier, Pierro, Pieri, Pierpont, Piercey, Piersall

Most Common First Names for Pierce

James, Michael, Robert, John, William, David, Charles, Richard, Mary, Patricia



Meaning & History

English, Welsh, and Irish: from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.

Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.

FOREBEARS Franklin Pierce (180469), 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.


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