Peery
A surname most likely derived from a place-name or from the common surname Perry, with spelling shaped by local pronunciation.
The #7,224 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 66,828 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Peery is usually treated as a variant spelling of Perry, though in some families it may reflect a separate local or dialect form. Perry itself can come from a place near a pear tree or orchard, from the Old English word for a pear tree, or from a Welsh personal name in some cases. The spelling Peery is therefore best understood as an anglicized or phonetic surname form rather than a single fixed origin.
History
In English-speaking records, Peery appears as one of several spelling variants clustered around Perry, Pery, Peary, and similar forms. Such surnames often became fixed only after families had already been using flexible local spellings for generations. The name is most familiar today in the United States, where it is relatively uncommon but long established.
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Fun fact
Because spelling was so fluid in earlier centuries, two unrelated families could end up with nearly identical forms like Peery and Perry even when their original roots were different.