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Pierce

in North Carolina

There are 4,920 people with the last name "Pierce" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Pierce 153
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  1. is 149th most common Duncan
  2. is 150th most common Hawkins
  3. is 151st most common Austin
  4. is 152nd most common Gardner
  5. is 153rd most common Pierce
  6. is 154th most common Helms
  7. is 155th most common Rice
  8. is 156th most common Bradley
  9. is 157th most common Wall

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pierce

James, William, John, Robert, Michael, Mary, Charles, David, Thomas, Kenneth

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 (1804–69), 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.

Recent Searches for "Pierce" in North Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Pierce, NC (9 searches)
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