Last Name PIERCE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PIERCE is ranked as the 190th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 161,317.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 50.59 people named PIERCE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PIERCE is 161,232, the rank is 186 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PIERCE is 50.61.

Last Names PIERCE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 161,317 +/-0.9%
  • National Rank 190
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 50.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 161,232
  • National Rank 186
  • Proportion/100k 50.61

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PIERCE is 82.7% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 12.6% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PIERCE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PIERCE is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PIERCE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.7% 63.9% 18.8%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 12.6% 12.3% 0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PIERCE is Texas where 15,276 people have this name.
  • Arkansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PIERCE, as 95.67 in every 100,000 Arkansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Arkansas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Hawaii (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PIERCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 5,651 43.87 99.9% Indiana 3,995 60.56 99.8% Iowa 1,608 51.75 99.8% Kansas 1,681 57.88 99.7% Michigan 4,835 48.79 99.9% Minnesota 2,056 37.68 99.8% Missouri 2,792 93.25 99.6% Nebraska 920 48.89 99.6% North Dakota 265 35.89 98.5% Ohio 6,008 51.82 99.9% South Dakota 265 31.09 98.5% Wisconsin 2,287 39.73 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PIERCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 5,651 43.87 99.9%
Indiana 3,995 60.56 99.8%
Iowa 1,608 51.75 99.8%
Kansas 1,681 57.88 99.7%
Michigan 4,835 48.79 99.9%
Minnesota 2,056 37.68 99.8%
Missouri 2,792 93.25 99.6%
Nebraska 920 48.89 99.6%
North Dakota 265 35.89 98.5%
Ohio 6,008 51.82 99.9%
South Dakota 265 31.09 98.5%
Wisconsin 2,287 39.73 99.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names PIERCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 462 62.7 99.2% Arizona 3,139 46.63 99.8% California 13,851 35.7 99.9% Colorado 2,965 55.35 99.8% Hawaii 283 19.93 98.6% Idaho 914 55.89 99.5% Montana 557 54.41 99.5% Nevada 1,504 52.98 99.7% New Mexico 1,064 51.01 99.4% Oregon 2,667 67.17 99.9% Utah 1,665 56.56 99.5% Washington 3,859 54.65 99.9% Wyoming 364 62.26 99.2%

West States
State stats for the first name PIERCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 462 62.7 99.2%
Arizona 3,139 46.63 99.8%
California 13,851 35.7 99.9%
Colorado 2,965 55.35 99.8%
Hawaii 283 19.93 98.6%
Idaho 914 55.89 99.5%
Montana 557 54.41 99.5%
Nevada 1,504 52.98 99.7%
New Mexico 1,064 51.01 99.4%
Oregon 2,667 67.17 99.9%
Utah 1,665 56.56 99.5%
Washington 3,859 54.65 99.9%
Wyoming 364 62.26 99.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PIERCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,442 40.09 99.8% Maine 1,243 93.43 99.5% Massachusetts 3,868 57.34 99.8% New Hampshire 869 65.49 99.6% New Jersey 3,482 38.95 99.9% New York 7,327 37.1 99.9% Pennsylvania 4,587 35.88 99.9% Rhode Island 538 50.96 99.3% Vermont 525 83.83 99.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PIERCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,442 40.09 99.8%
Maine 1,243 93.43 99.5%
Massachusetts 3,868 57.34 99.8%
New Hampshire 869 65.49 99.6%
New Jersey 3,482 38.95 99.9%
New York 7,327 37.1 99.9%
Pennsylvania 4,587 35.88 99.9%
Rhode Island 538 50.96 99.3%
Vermont 525 83.83 99.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names PIERCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,429 91.33 99.7% Arkansas 2,838 95.67 99.7% Delaware 790 84.39 99.8% Dist. of Columbia 218 33.16 98.4% Florida 8,448 42.46 99.9% Georgia 6,966 68.99 99.9% Kentucky 3,040 68.88 99.6% Louisiana 2,994 64.4 99.7% Maryland 2,344 39.22 99.8% Mississippi 2,792 93.25 99.6% North Carolina 7,536 75.79 99.9% Oklahoma 3,363 86.71 99.8% South Carolina 2,375 49.14 99.6% Tennessee 5,956 90.93 99.9% Texas 15,276 56.67 99.9% Virginia 4,340 52.13 99.8% West Virginia 709 38.33 98.5%

South States
State stats for the first name PIERCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,429 91.33 99.7%
Arkansas 2,838 95.67 99.7%
Delaware 790 84.39 99.8%
Dist. of Columbia 218 33.16 98.4%
Florida 8,448 42.46 99.9%
Georgia 6,966 68.99 99.9%
Kentucky 3,040 68.88 99.6%
Louisiana 2,994 64.4 99.7%
Maryland 2,344 39.22 99.8%
Mississippi 2,792 93.25 99.6%
North Carolina 7,536 75.79 99.9%
Oklahoma 3,363 86.71 99.8%
South Carolina 2,375 49.14 99.6%
Tennessee 5,956 90.93 99.9%
Texas 15,276 56.67 99.9%
Virginia 4,340 52.13 99.8%
West Virginia 709 38.33 98.5%
 

Full Names with PIERCE as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PIERCE as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PIERCE.

The most popular full name is James PIERCE. 1.87% of all the people named PIERCE have this given name.

There are 3928 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PIERCE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James PIERCE 1.87%
2 David PIERCE 1.70%
3 John PIERCE 1.56%
4 Robert PIERCE 1.51%
5 Michael PIERCE 1.32%
6 Mary PIERCE 1.13%
7 William PIERCE 1.06%
8 Charles PIERCE 1.00%
9 Richard PIERCE 0.92%
10 Barbara PIERCE 0.89%
11 Donald PIERCE 0.78%
12 Linda PIERCE 0.75%
13 Patricia PIERCE 0.64%
14 Carol PIERCE 0.59%
15 Brian PIERCE 0.57%
16 Donna PIERCE 0.54%
17 Betty PIERCE 0.52%
18 Deborah PIERCE 0.52%
19 Susan PIERCE 0.52%
20 Thomas PIERCE 0.51%