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 32935th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From pernice (“partridge”), probably a nickname.
Proper noun
Pernice ?
- a surname