Pernice

Borrowed from Italian Pernice.

• IPA^(key): /pɛɹˈniːtʃeɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːtʃeɪ

Pernice (plural Pernices)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pernice is the 32935^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 696 individuals. Pernice is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pernice”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• creepin', increep, percine

From pernice (“partridge”), probably a nickname.

Pernice m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025