About the Poirier surname
The surname Poirier has a primarily toponymic formation. Poirier often referred to someone living near a pear tree or a place characterized by pear trees. This formation belongs to the broad group of surnames connected with a place or geographic feature. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
Pouar-jé/pwaʁje/