Pierpoint is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pierpoint
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Pierpoint

How popular is Pierpoint?

Pierpoint is ranked 188244 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pierpoints plummeted by 4.103343 per cent to 631 since 2000 and slipped by 2766 spots and ranked at 35622. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.72 95.29
Others 2.06 2.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.79 0.91
Pierpoint is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Panama. Around 1868 people have been found who wears Pierpoint as their family name. Pierpoint have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
19,046 Ireland2
50,640 Switzerland2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
36,678 Singapore1
153,416 Italy1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,494 Panama82
47,259 Canada66
Countries with hundreds of Pierpoint:
34,687 United States830
11,706 England527
13,592 Australia201
35,546 South Africa146

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Pierpoint worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ashburton and arrived on October 27, 1846.

Pierpoint Namesakes

  • Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, Hymnist
  • Eric Pierpoint, Actor
  • Robert Pierpoint, Politician
  • Eric Pierpoint, Actor

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