Pirie is a Scottish surname of French origin, meaning "pear tree".[1][2]
People with the name include:
- Alexander Fraser Pirie (1849-1903), Canadian journalist and newspaper editor
- Antoinette Pirie (1905–1991), British biochemist
- Billy Pirie (born 1949), Scottish footballer
- Bob Pirie (1916-1984), Canadian swimmer and three time Olympic gold medalist
- Brad Pirie (born 1955), Canadian former ice hockey player
- Charles Pirie (1897-1960), Scottish chess player
- David Pirie, English screenwriter, film producer, critic and novelist
- Daphne Pirie (1931–2022), Australian athlete and sports administrator
- Denis Pirie (fl. 1960s-1980s), British far right politician
- Douglas J. Pirie (c. 1907-1935) English motorcycle racer
- Duncan Pirie (1858-1931), Scottish Liberal politician
- Elizabeth Pirie (1932-2005), British numismatist and museum curator
- George Pirie (disambiguation)
- Gordon Pirie (1931-1991), English long-distance runner and orienteerer
- Harvey Pirie (1878-1965), Scottish bacteriologist
- Irene Pirie (1914–1998), Canadian freestyle swimmer
- Jacqueline Pirie (born 1975), Scottish actress
- James Pirie (1853–1934), Major League Baseball shortstop
- Jane Pirie (1779–1833), Scottish educator
- Sir John Pirie, 1st Baronet (died 1851), alderman and Lord Mayor of the city of London
- John Pirie (MP) (died 1402 or later), Member of Parliament for Canterbury, Kent in 1401
- Julia Pirie (1918-2008), British MI5 spy
- Lockwood Pirie (1904-1965), American competitive sailor
- Madsen Pirie (born 1940), British researcher, author and educator
- Mark Pirie (born 1974), New Zealand poet, writer, literary critic, publisher and editor
- Morag Pirie (born 1975), Scottish football referee
- Norman Pirie (1907-1997), British biochemist
- Peter J. Pirie (1916–1997), English musicologist and critic
- Robert Pirie (disambiguation)
- Tom Pirie (1896–1966), Scottish footballer
- William Robinson Pirie (1804–1885), Scottish minister and educator
- Pirie MacDonald (1867-1942), American portrait photographer, civic leader and peace activist
See also
edit- Port Pirie (disambiguation), articles associated with the city in South Australia
- Piri (disambiguation)
- Pirrie, a surname (with a list of people surnamed Pirrie)
- John Pirie (ship), built 1827, sailed to South Australia 1836
References
edit- ^ Bowman, William Dodgson (1932). What is Your Surname?: Surnames, Their Origin and History. Faber and Faber. p. 188. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell; Yates, Donald N. (7 May 2015). When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots. McFarland. p. 98. ISBN 9780786455225. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via Google Books.
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