Pernice

See also: pernice

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pernice.

Proper noun

Pernice (plural Pernices)

A surname from Italian.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Pernice is the 32935^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 696 individuals. Pernice is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pernice”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

creepin', increep, percine

Italian

Etymology

From pernice (“partridge”), probably a nickname.

Proper noun

Pernice m or f by sense

a surname

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