Peers
See also: peers
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
the Peers
- A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.
Etymology 2
Variant of Piers.
Proper noun
Peers (plural Peerses)
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Peers is the 38050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Peers is most common among White (92.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peers”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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