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Peiris, Peries or Pieris (Sinhalese: පීරිස්) is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation.

The name originated from the Portuguese surname Peres, and was spread across Sri Lanka during Portugal's colonization of the country. It is related to the Spanish variant Pérez, and the Hebrew name Peretz common amongst Sephardic Jews. The name has been adapted into the Sinhalese language over time, hence the variation in its spelling.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Peries (1905–1967), Ceylonese politician
• Amal Peiris (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Ceylonese lawyer
• Chathurika Peiris (born 1981), Sri Lankan actress
• Eardley Peiris, Ceylonese broadcaster
• Edmund Peiris, Ceylonese headman
• Edmund Peiris, Sri Lankan clergyman, 2nd Bishop of Halawata
• Ernest Victor Pieris (1926–1991), Sri Lankan physician, medical educator, cricketer and rugby player
• G. L. Peiris (born 1946), Sri Lankan academic and politician
• Harold Peiris (1905–1981), Ceylonese lawyer
• Hiranya Peiris (born 1974), British astrophysicist
• Ivan Peries (1921–1988), Sri Lankan painter
• J. B. Peiris, Sri Lankan physician
• James Peiris (1856–1930), Ceylonese politician
• Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (1903–1967), Sri Lankan Sinhala painter
• Lester James Peries (1919–2018), Sri Lankan film director
• M. V. P. Peiris (1898–1988), 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
• Nehara Pieris, Sri Lankan actress
• Ruwin Peiris (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Saranga Peiris, Sri Lankan Accountant
• Sachintha Peiris (born 16 November 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Shelton Peiris, PhD (Monash University, Melbourne); Sri Lankan Born Senior Australian Academic in Mathematical Science
• Stanley Peiris (1941–2002), Sri Lankan musician
• Sumitra Peries (1935–2023), Sri Lankan film director
• Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer

See also

• Pieris (disambiguation)
• Peres
• Pérez, a surname with at least two distinct origins
• Peretz, a related Hebrew name
• All pages with titles containing Peiris
• All pages with titles containing Peries
• All pages with titles containing Pieris