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the Peers

1. A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.

Variant of Piers.

Peers (plural Peerses)

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peers is the 38050^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Peers is most common among White (92.45%) individuals.

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

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