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Pierce

in Rhode Island

There are 437 people with the last name "Pierce" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Pierce 180
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  1. is 176th most common Doyle
  2. is 177th most common Ramirez
  3. is 178th most common Hughes
  4. is 179th most common Francis
  5. is 180th most common Pierce
  6. is 181st most common Lavoie
  7. is 182nd most common Santiago
  8. is 183rd most common Fernandez
  9. is 184th most common Potter

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pierce

Robert, Charles, David, James, Mary, Richard, Cheryl, Christine, Donald, Kevin

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 Rhode Island

Since June 2009
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Robert Pierce, RI (9 searches)
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