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pirnie Name Meaning and History

Scottish: habitational name from Pirnie in the Borders or from Pairney (recorded in the 17th century as Pirney, Pirnie) near Auchterarder in Perthshire. The place names are related to Welsh pren ‘tree’.

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Distribution of pirnie Families in the US in 1920
Number of pirnie families
 6-10
 3-5
 1-2
 0
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