77%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. PEERS [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from the given name Piers. In America this name slowly started to grow in popularity in 1982 when actor Pierce Brosnan (1953-) began starring on the television series Remington Steele. PopularityDetails Last ranked #631 in 2006 England and Wales Last ranked #570 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple serious nerdy Categories Ace Attorney characters, American presidential surnames, American presidents, Animal Crossing characters, English verbs, Sims 4 characters, word names, YouTubers