Pierce vs Read

Pierce

name
  • A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. 

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek, medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname. 

  • A surname originating as a patronymic. 

Read

name
  • A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. 

  • An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. 

  • A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid. 

  • A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. 

  • A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634). 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname. 

How often have the words Pierce and Read occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )