Pirie is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pirie
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland
Meaning:

1. Apparently a pear-orchard. The forms in Hundred Rolls are De la Pirie, and Ate Pyrie. 2. Pirrie, in Lowland Scotch, means trim; nice in dress; precise in manner; also, having a tripping manner in walking; walking with a spring.

Descendant of little Pierre meaning "rock".

How popular is Pirie?

Pirie is common in Scotland, England, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iran.

Pirie is ranked 58249 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pirie bearers increased by 0.46 per cent in 2010 US census to 867 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1166 spots and ranked at 27732. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.85 95.94
Hispanic or Latino 1.96 1.62
Others 1.61 1.16
Pirie is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Scotland which signifies that it is originated from Scotland. Around 8690 people have been found who wears Pirie as their family name. Pirie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Pirie:
339 Scotland2,915
4,953 England1,464
26,693 United States1,262
Countries with hundreds of Pirie:
4,909 Canada941
4,245 Australia845
1,970 New Zealand401
17,958 South Africa339
31,644 Iran139
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,128 Wales55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,314 Papua New Guinea43
193,360 Indonesia36
40,356 Zimbabwe32
200,772 France23
11,611 Singapore21
3,072 Costa Rica17
78,777 Malaysia15
213,815 Germany13
311,082 Brazil12
407,040 Thailand11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
8,683 Northern Ireland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
238,248 Philippines7
50,907 Norway7
5,222 Hong Kong6
991 Gibraltar6
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Pirie Namesakes

  • Robert S. Pirie, American lawyer
  • George Pirie, Canadian newspaper publisher
  • Duncan Pirie, Scottish Liberal politician
  • Norman Pirie, British biochemist and virologist who
  • Gordon Pirie, English long-distance runner
  • Robert B. Pirie, vice admiral in the United States Navy
  • Alexander Fraser Pirie, Canadian journalist and newspaper editor
  • Jacqueline Pirie, Scottish actress
  • Bob Pirie, Canadian freestyle swimmer
  • Madsen Pirie, British researcher and author

Pirie Namesakes

  • Robert S. Pirie, American lawyer
  • George Pirie, Canadian newspaper publisher
  • Duncan Pirie, Scottish Liberal politician
  • Norman Pirie, British biochemist and virologist who
  • Gordon Pirie, English long-distance runner
  • Robert B. Pirie, vice admiral in the United States Navy
  • Alexander Fraser Pirie, Canadian journalist and newspaper editor
  • Jacqueline Pirie, Scottish actress
  • Bob Pirie, Canadian freestyle swimmer
  • Madsen Pirie, British researcher and author

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