Pierce is the medieval English form of Peter — from the Greek Petros (rock). A modern American baby name in the broader unisex-surname aesthetic. Pierce Brosnan (born 1953) — *male; Irish actor; played James Bond in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002); the four Bond films grossed $1.6 billion combined; later Mamma Mia! (2008) and The Greatest (2009). Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) — male; 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Pierce Bush — male; American politician (grandson of George H.W. Bush). Pierce Hawthorne — character on NBC's Community* (2009-2015), played by Chevy Chase. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) — male; French Impressionist painter (different spelling, related origin). Pearce is the alternate British spelling. Pierce County, Washington — major county containing Tacoma. The name reflects the broader 21st-century American taste for surname-as-given-name choices.
Featured throughout American politics and Hollywood.
Pierce reduces to nine.