Piers

Piers Meaning & Origin

About Piers
The surname Piers is of English origin and is derived from the given name Peter, which itself comes from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone." The surname Piers is a patronymic form, indicating "son of Peter." It was a common practice in medieval times to create surnames based on the father's given name, and Piers is one such example.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Piers is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Piers: 327
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,436
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Piers based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Piers is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 R Z
🌐 IPA
/pɪrz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Piers in Braille

Here's how to represent Piers in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Piers in braille

How to sign the name Piers using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Piers using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Piers in sign language

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