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Pierce

in Virginia

There are 3,061 people with the last name "Pierce" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Pierce 202
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  1. is 198th most common Farmer
  2. is 199th most common Snyder
  3. is 200th most common Franklin
  4. is 201st most common Harper
  5. is 202nd most common Pierce
  6. is 203rd most common Arnold
  7. is 204th most common Byrd
  8. is 205th most common Wheeler
  9. is 206th most common Peters

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pierce

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

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.

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James Pierce, VA (9 searches)
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