# Peirce

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,549

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
A variant of Piers.

## Easily confused with
- **price** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-price)
- **piece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-piece)
- **pence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-pence)
- **Percy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-percy)
- **perch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-perch)
- **prince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-prince)
- **pierce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-pierce)
- **Petrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-petrie)
- **peace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peace-vs-peirce)
- **Pearce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearce-vs-peirce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epirce`, `peicre`, `peircce`, `peirec`, `peirrce`, `perice`, `ppeirce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peirce