How Many People Have the Last Name Pierce?
people had the surname Pierce in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,128 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,112 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Pierce (81%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Pierce ranks #148. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Pierce grew from 136,517 people in 2000 to 138,629 in 2010 (up 1.5%), and its rank fell from #186 to #202. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 50.61 to 47 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 136,517 | 138,629 |
| Rank | #186 | #202 |
| Per 100,000 people | 50.61 | 47 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Pierce
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Pierce: P620
👤 Pierce as a First Name
Pierce is a first name too: about 18,298 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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