Pires
See also: pires
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Pires.
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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pires”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾes/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾɨʃ/
- Homophone: pires
- Hyphenation: Pi‧res
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