Names / Pierre
Is Pierre a first name or a last name?
Pierre is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a given name in France, Canada and Belgium.
How to address someone called Pierre
- France. Pierre is a given name. Hi Pierre on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Pierre.
- Canada. Pierre is a given name. Hi Pierre on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Pierre.
- Belgium. Pierre is a given name. Hi Pierre on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Pierre.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Pierre by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Pierre as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (15,398 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 110 | 11,742 | 1% |
| Canada | 30 | 1,015 | 3% |
| Belgium | 9 | 742 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 471 | 0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 190 | 1% |
| United States | 33 | 155 | 18% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 180 | 0% |
| Germany | 0 | 78 | 0% |
| Haiti | 29 | 44 | 40% |
| Sweden | 2 | 60 | 3% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Pierre in the United States
- As a surname: about 33,913 people in the 2010 census, rank 1,026 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 15,143 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.
Pierre as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Pierre as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
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