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Pierce name....?

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Im curious as to where my name came from and who I am,where my people came from.is pierce irish or what? how about weight?thas my fathers last name.my daughter has bright red hair so I think im irish somewhere along the way....can anyone help?

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  1. I found this online.  By the way, a lot of English people migrated to Ireland, such as my Hampton ancestors, so a lot of Irish people have surnames that were originally English.

    http://genealogy.about.com/library/surna...

    PIERCE - Name Meaning & Origin  

    Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname PIERCE  

    Definition: Adapted from the given name Piers (a derivation of Peter, which means "rock") and usually meaning "son or descendant of Piers or Peter."

    Surname Origin: English, Welsh

    Alternate Surname Spellings: PEARCE, PEARSE, PEARSON, PIERS, PIRS, PYRS, PEERS

    About.com Genealogy


  2. This information came from www.ancestry.com.

    Pierce Name Meaning and History

    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 ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.

    Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.

    Pearce Name Meaning and History

    Welsh, English, and Irish: variant spelling of Pierce.

    Hope this helps.

  3. According to www.Ancestry.com it is 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 ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers. Just because your daughter has red hair doesn't generally mean that she is Irish. A large population of Great Britain have red hair. Even My great grandfather from Poland had bright red hair. But yes, It is probably Irish.
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