How common is the surname Pier?

2,231 people in the United States had the surname Pier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,389 Americans. It ranked 13,588th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pier getting more or less common?

More common. 2,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,231 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Pier also a first name?

Yes. Pier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pier

A surname, carried by 2,231 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pier is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,231 people named Pier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,389 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,124.

#13,588

rank among US surnames

2,231

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #13,187)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,583	Reiman	2,232	138,327
#13,588	Pier	2,231	138,389
#13,593	Maser	2,230	138,451
#13,597	Ealey	2,229	138,513

Who is named Pier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named Pier identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pier

Pier has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Questions

How common is the surname Pier?: 2,231 people in the United States had the surname Pier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,389 Americans. It ranked 13,588th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pier?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Pier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pier getting more or less common?: More common. 2,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,231 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Pier also a first name?: Yes. Pier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.