Pires

See also: pires

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pires.

Proper noun

Pires (plural Pireses)

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pires is the 5986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5746 individuals. Pires is most common among White (71.65%) and Black/African American (15.32%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾes/

  • Homophone: pires
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧res

Proper noun

Pires

  1. a surname
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