Explore the Family Name Pierpoint

The meaning of Pierpoint

English: variant of Pierpont.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Pierpoint in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pierpoint experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pierpoint was ranked 32,856th among the most common surnames in the United States, and by 2010, it had dropped to a ranking of 35,622nd. This represents an overall drop of 8.42 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased during this time period, going from 658 people in 2000 to 631 people in 2010, marking a 4.1 percent reduction. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Pierpoint per 100,000 went down by 12.5 percent, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,856	#35,622	-8.42%
Count	658	631	-4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pierpoint

The ethnic identity of those bearing the Pierpoint surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, largely comprised individuals identifying as White, with 95.29 percent in 2000 and 95.72 percent in 2010, indicating a minor increase of 0.45 percent. A small percentage identified with two or more races, although this group saw a 15.23 percent decrease from 2000 to 2010. There was a modest representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 at 1.06 percent, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010. Similarly, the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell by 13.19 percent, from 0.91 percent in 2000 to 0.79 percent in 2010. No individual with the Pierpoint surname identified as Hispanic or Black during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	95.72%	0.45%
Two or More Races	2.43%	2.06%	-15.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	0.79%	-13.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.06%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%