Pierce


Gender:
Origin: Greek
361 famous people named Pierce found on Wikipedia.
16265 male, 220 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 491-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 394-th in year 1886
Used in: English

Meanings

A male given name, form of Peter.

Late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.

Derivative of Piers: stone, rock.

Famous People: 361 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Pierce Brosnan 1953 Irish actor, film producer, and environmentalist
2 David Hyde Pierce 1959 American actor
3 Franklin Pierce 1804 American politician, 14th president of the United States (in office from 1853 to 1857)
4 Donald Pierce
5 Wendell Pierce 1963 American actor and businessman
6 Katherine Pierce Fictional character in The Vampire Diaries universe
7 Bradley Pierce 1982 American actor
8 Mary Pierce 1975 French tennis player
9 William Luther Pierce 1933 American white nationalist
10 Pierce Gagnon 2005 American actor
11 Lumen Pierce
12 Brock Pierce 1980 Entrepreneur, former child actor
13 Pierce Brown 1988 American writer
14 Tamora Pierce 1954 American writer of fantasy novels for children
15 Brittany Pierce
16 Maggie Pierce Grey's Anatomy character
17 Chonda Pierce 1960 American Christian comedian
18 Jeffrey Pierce 1971 American actor
19 Jane Pierce 1806 American politician
20 Webb Pierce 1921 American musician
21 Derrick Pierce 1974 American pornographic actor & director
22 Antonio Pierce 1978 American football player
23 Jeffrey Lee Pierce 1958 American singer
24 Charlie Pierce 1953 Sportswriter
25 Bernard Pierce 1990 American football player
26 Alexander Goodwin Pierce Fictional character from Marvel Comics, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
27 Mike Pierce 1980 American martial artist
28 Tim Pierce 1959 American musician
29 Marvin Pierce 1893 President of McCall Corporation and publisher of women's magazines Redbook and McCall's.
30 Ricky Pierce 1959 American basketball player
31 Charles B. Pierce 1938 Director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer, and actor
32 Robert Pierce 1914 American evangelical charity founder
33 Samuel Pierce 1922 American government official
34 Michelle Pierce 1987 American actress
35 John R. Pierce 1910 American electrical engineer, acoustics expert, and author
36 Charles Pierce 1926 Cricket player of South Africa.
37 Jonathan Pierce 1970 American singer
38 Pierre Pierce 1983 American basketball player
39 Buck Pierce 1981 American football player
40 Caroline Pierce 1963 Professional golfer
41 James Pierce 1900 Actor, football player and coach
42 Chester Middlebrook Pierce 1927 Psychiatrist
43 Greg Pierce 1950 Australian rugby league player
44 Stack Pierce 1933 American actor
45 Tedd Pierce 1906 American animator
46 Benjamin Pierce 1757 Politician
47 Pierce Johnson 1991 American baseball player
48 Bud Pierce 1956
49 Scott Pierce 1930 Uncle to George W Bush
50 Pierce Egan 1772 British journalist
51 Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce 1834 American businessman
52 Pierce Holt 1962 American football player
53 Walter M. Pierce 1861 American politician
54 Chris Pierce American musician
55 Benjamin C. Pierce American professor of computer science
56 S.S. Pierce American grocer
57 Charley Pierce 1866 American outlaw
58 Michael Pierce 1992
59 Lloyd Pierce American basketball coach
60 William Pierce 1740 American politician
61 Harold Pierce 1917 American businessman
62 Pierce Pettis 1954 American musician
63 Aida Pierce 1956 Actress from Mexico
64 Pierce Fulton 1992
65 Gareth Pierce Welsh actor
66 G. W. Pierce 1872 American physicist
67 Benjamin Kendrick Pierce 1790 United States Army officer
68 Henry L. Pierce 1825 American politician
69 Pierce O'Leary 1959 Irish footballer
70 Billie Pierce 1907 American jazz pianist and singer
71 Karen Pierce 1959 British diplomat
72 Norman Pierce 1900 British actor
73 Pierce Freelon American musician
74 Pierce Turner 1956 Irish musician
75 Bryan Keith Pierce Canadian Recipient of the Cross of Valour
76 Meredith Ann Pierce 1958 American writer
77 Edward L. Pierce 1829 American politician
78 Francis Junior Pierce 1924 United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
79 Lawrence W. Pierce 1924 American judge
80 Pierce Mason Butler 1798 American politician
81 Pierce Lively 1921 United States federal judge
82 John M. Pierce 1886 American teacher and amateur astronomer
83 Kyle Pierce American scientist
84 Steve Pierce 1950 American politician from the state of Arizona
85 Signe Pierce 1988
86 Jessica Pierce 1965
87 Pierce Sweeney 1994
88 Pierce M. B. Young 1836 Confederate Army general
89 Julian Pierce 1946 American lawyer
90 Shawn Pierce Canadian composer
91 Paul Pierce 1914 American football player and coach
92 Nat Pierce 1925 American musician
93 Damon Pierce
94 Sarah Pierce 1767 American academic
95 Rusty Pierce 1979 American soccer player
96 Pierce Lyden 1908 American actor
97 Murray Pierce 1957 New Zealand rugby union player
98 Paige Pierce
99 Dave Pierce 1972 Canadian composer
100 Gary Pierce 1951 English footballer and manager
101 Adrienne Pierce 1977 Canadian musician
102 Larry S. Pierce 1941 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
103 Bemus Pierce 1873 Turn-of-the-century professional football player and coach, Seneca Indian
104 Jack Pierce 1948 American baseball player
105 Steven Pierce 1949 American politician
106 Larry Pierce 1937 Figure skater
107 Naomi Pierce 1954 American biologist
108 John J. Pierce 1941 American writer
109 Thomas Pierce 1622 British priest
110 Edward A. Pierce 1874 American businessman
111 Pierce Egan the Younger 1814 English journalist and novelist
112 Brett Pierce 1981 American football player
113 Pierce McCan 1882 Irish politician
114 Aaron Pierce 1969 American football player
115 Stacia Pierce 1967 Serial Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Success Coach
116 De De Pierce 1904 American jazz trumpeter and cornetist
117 John L. Pierce 1895 U.S. Army general
118 Garland E. Pierce 1953 American politician
119 Tyler Pierce American actor
120 Pierce Brodkorb 1908 American ornithologist en paleontologist
121 Terry Pierce 1981 American football player
122 Ray V. Pierce 1840 American politician
123 Anthony Pierce 1941 Bishop of Swansea and Brecon; Archdeacon of Gower
124 Matthew Pierce 1977 American entrepreneur
125 Billy Pierce 1890 American choreographer
126 Gilbert A. Pierce 1839 American politician
127 Ronald Pierce 1909 Sound engineer
128 Pierce McKennon 1919 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
129 Donald R. Pierce 1937 American jockey
130 Reed Pierce 1963 American pool player
131 Pierce Askegren 1955 American writer
132 Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony 1850 Irish politician
133 Justin Pierce American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives
134 Harold E. Pierce 1922 American dermatologist
135 Cameron Pierce 1991
136 Brent Pierce 1969 Canadian curler
137 Arthur C. Pierce 1923 American film director and screenwriter
138 Juno Frankie Pierce 1864
139 Melissa Pierce American filmmaker
140 Florence Miller Pierce 1918 Artist
141 Jeff Pierce 1958 Road bicycle racer
142 Niles Pierce American bioengineer
143 Bessie Louise Pierce 1888 Historian
144 Jill Pierce American actor
145 Pierce Rafferty 1952 American film director
146 Wallace E. Pierce 1881 American politician
147 J. A. Pierce 1874 American football coach
148 Alexandra Pierce 1934 American woman composer and musician
149 Anita Pierce
150 Ronalda Pierce 1985 American basketball player
151 Jason Pierce
152 John B. Pierce 1844 American businessman
153 Trent Pierce American physician
154 Amber Pierce 1981 Racing cyclist
155 Randy Pierce 1957 Canadian ice hockey player
156 Leighton Pierce 1954 American filmmaker
157 Josiah Pierce 1792 American politician
158 Tony Pierce
159 Bobby Pierce American politician
160 John Davis Pierce 1797 Michigan public schools advocate and administrator
161 Randy G. Pierce American justice
162 Samuel Eyles Pierce 1746 English preacher, theologian, and Calvinist minister
163 Walter Pierce 1920 American architect
164 Rice Alexander Pierce 1848 American politician
165 Andrew Pierce 1979 Track and field athlete
166 Julianne Pierce Australian new media artist
167 Sydney David Pierce 1901 Canadian diplomat
168 George Foster Pierce 1811 American bishop
169 Lanz Pierce 1989
170 Troy Pierce 1970 American disc jockey
171 Lorne Pierce 1890 Canadian publisher, editor, and literary critic
172 Edward Pierce Welsh Anglican priest and writer
173 Pierce Butler 1922 Irish politician
174 James F. Pierce 1830 American politician
175 Guy H. Pierce 1934
176 Bill Pierce 1935 American photographer
177 Hawley Pierce American football player and coach
178 George T. Pierce American lawyer and politician
179 Robbie Pierce 1959 Robbie Pierce in CEO of MasterCraft Safety and an American off-road racer.
180 Danny Pierce 1948 American football player
181 Pierce Butler, 4th Viscount Ikerrin
182 Todd James Pierce 1965 American writer
183 Palmer E. Pierce 1865
184 Ulysses Grant Baker Pierce 1865 American chaplain
185 Peggy Pierce 1954 American politician
186 Barry Pierce 1934 English professional footballer
187 Roger D. Pierce American diplomat
188 Richard Pierce American publisher
189 Henry Niles Pierce 1820
190 Charles Wilson Pierce 1823 American politician
191 William S. Pierce 1937 American surgeon
192 Brayden Pierce 1985 American actor
193 Teresa Pierce Maine politician
194 James Pieronnet Pierce Pioneer entrepreneur
195 Harry Pierce 1913 Rugby league footballer
196 Pierce Lacy 1872 British businessman
197 Ed Pierce 1968 Great sis
198 Ira Pierce American football coach
199 Lewis Pierce 1994
200 George Edmond Pierce