Fierce

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/fɪɹs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Fierce is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Congo - Kinshasa than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.1M(measured from records)
  • CUCuba≈1 in 169K
  • CDCongo - Kinshasa≈1 in 182K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Congo - Kinshasa (inferred from the name graph)

≈560 people, est.

Sources
164 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 169K (inferred from the name graph)

Cuba, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Fierce counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Fierce is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CD Congo - Kinshasa≈560 est.≈1 in 182K—Fierce1
US United States2901 in 1.1M312Fierce164
CU Cuba≈65 est.≈1 in 169K—Fierce2
ES Spain≈49 est.≈1 in 1M—Fierce3
BO Bolivia≈39 est.≈1 in 295K—Fierce1
PA Panama≈7 est.≈1 in 576K—Fierce1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Fierce is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, France

    Also written Fîërcê

27 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 5 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Fierce
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000312#60,390
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020311#68,212
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010290#67,943
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Fierce mean, and where does it come from?
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Fierce?
A machine transcription gives /fɪɹs/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Fierce have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 559 people named Fierce in Congo - Kinshasa, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled fierce.
How common is the name Fierce?
In the United States, the national register counted 290 people named Fierce in 2010, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Fierce”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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