Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It is a common surname in coastal area of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It is originated from Portuguese surname

Peres Peres is a Portuguese, Galician, and Sephardic-Jewish surname. Its Spanish variant is Pérez. In the Hungarian language, it means litigant ("peres fél"). It is common in both forms Peres and Perez as well as Peretz among descendants of Sephar ...

and was spread across Sri Lanka during Portuguese rule of the island. The name has been adapted into the

Sinhalese language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also sp ...

over time, hence the variation in its spelling. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albert Peries Sir Pattiyapathirennehelage Albert Fredrick Peries, KBE (12 May 1905 – 21 September 1967) was the 4th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Serving as Deputy Speaker Peries first became Speaker with the sudden death of Francis Molamure, ...

(born 1905), Ceylonese politician * Amal Peiris (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer * Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Ceylonese lawyer * Chathurika Peiris, Sri Lankan actress * Eardley Peiris, Ceylonese broadcaster * Edmund Peiris, Ceylonese headman * Edmund Peiris, Sri Lankan Sinhala clergyman, 2nd Bishop of Halawata * Ernest Victor Pieris, Sri Lankan Sinhala physician, medical educator, cricketer and rugby player * G. L. Peiris (born 1946), Sri Lankan academic and politician *

Harold Peiris Harold Peiris (1904–1988) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, author, scholar, teacher, patron of the arts, and philanthropist. He was the co-founder of the Lionel Wendt Art Centre and its sole life-trustee.Hiranya Peiris, British astrophysicist * Ivan Peries (1921–1988), Sri Lankan painter *

J. B. Peiris Deshamanya Vidya Jyothi J.B. Peiris, FRCP is Sri Lankan neurologist. He was the founder of the Institute of Neurology, Chairman of the Sri Jayewardenapura Hospital and has been an executive Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. Edu ...

, Sri Lankan physician * James Peiris (1856–1930), Ceylonese politician *

Justin Pieris Deraniyagala Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (20 July 1903 – 24 May 1967) was a Sri Lankan painter. Deraniyagala was a founder member of the Colombo '43 Group of Sri Lankan artists and along with Lionel Wendt, George Keyt and Harold Peiris. Born on 20 July 19 ...

(1903-1967), Sri Lankan Sinhala painter * Lester James Peries (1919–2018), Sri Lankan film director *

M. V. P. Peiris Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris, OBE, LRCP, FRCS, (28 July 1898 - 26 April 1988) was a Ceylonese orthopaedic surgeon and politician. Peiris received his education at St. John's College Panadura and St Joseph's College, Colombo, before entering ...

, Ceylonese surgeon and politician * Malik Peiris (born 1949), Hong Kong physician and academic * Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan cricketer * Milinda Peiris, Sri Lankan army officer * Mohan Peiris, Sri Lankan lawyer and judge *

Ruwin Peiris Gorakanage Ruwin Prasantha Peiris (born 9 August 1970) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays in the Premier Trophy. A left-handed batsman, Peiris has made over 6000 runs in Sri Lankan domestic cricket with 10 hundreds. He played with T ...

(born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer * Stanley Peiris (1941–2002), Sri Lankan musician * Sumitra Peries (born 1935), Sri Lankan film director * Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer

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