The Piras surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 106 people carried this name — #143,847 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
What the name means
The meaning of the Piras surname
A surname from Sardinian.
From the plural form of Sardinian pira (“pear”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Piras» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 459 people named Piras.
191 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 312 people named Piras live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
228 people named Piras live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 180 people named Piras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
121 people named Piras have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 157 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Piras.
- Piotrowski 5,332 · U.S. census
- Piovesan 159 · U.S. census
- Pipitone 1,105 · U.S. census
- Pique 345 · U.S. census
- Piquet 245 · U.S. census
- Pira 335 · U.S. census
- Pire 215 · U.S. census
- Pires 5,746 · U.S. census
- Pirez 154 · U.S. census
- Pirlot 178 · U.S. census
- Piro 1,775 · U.S. census
- Pirolli 363 · U.S. census
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