Is the last name Pierce a French name?

If not, what is the origin?

Is the last name Pierce a French name?
Pierce


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 鈥榮on of Piaras鈥? a Gaelicized form of Piers.


Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
Reply:Pierce is a surname, a cognate of Pierre (Peter) which is of French origin
Reply:Pierce developed in MANY parts of Europe. There's no way of pinpointing the origins of someone with that name without having more information. If you have the name of the immigrant ancestor with that name and a bit of basic demographics on him/her, we would be glad to help you track it down.
Reply:Pierce surname might be english, welsh, irish http://www.thetreemaker.com/searchresult...


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