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PIERCE

in Rhode Island

There are 395 people with the last name "PIERCE" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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PIERCE 212
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  1. is 208th most common Pena
  2. is 209th most common Santiago
  3. is 210th most common Edwards
  4. is 211th most common Gallagher
  5. is 212th most common Pierce
  6. is 213th most common Riley
  7. is 214th most common Benoit
  8. is 215th most common Odonnell
  9. is 216th most common Aguiar

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for PIERCE

Robert, James, Mary, Michael, Richard, David, Donald, George, Cheryl, Debra

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. 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.

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