Pinchard Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pinchard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Ponte-cardon' (Domesday). Probably from Pont Chardon, in the arrondissement of Argentan, Normandy, as suggested by Lower. The family gave the suffix to Heanton Punchardon, Devon We may fairly surmise that Punchard is a contraction, Puncher and Pinchard being corruptions of the second stage, v.

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Pinchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2901:229,04435,526
England781:714,33440,171
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales81:386,81619,671
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Pinchard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Ponte-cardon' (Domesday). Probably from Pont Chardon, in the arrondissement of Argentan, Normandy, as suggested by Lower. The family gave the suffix to Heanton Punchardon, Devon We may fairly surmise that Punchard is a contraction, Puncher and Pinchard being corruptions of the second stage, v. Pinkerton.

Robert de Punchard, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Punchardon, Southamptonshire, ibid.

The above pair are placed together as if members of the same family.

Robert de Punchardun, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas de Punchardon, 1323: Hodgson's Northumberland.

1681. Married — Robert Reeves and Mary Puncher: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1785. — John Hulse and Jane Punchard: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Pinch (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -ard [O.Frank. hard, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Of very early date in co. Durham. John Pinsard occurs in Boldon Buke, the first survey made of the county (115 3-1194): and Reginald Pinchard witnesses a charter to Finchale Priory not long subsequent to its foundation in 1180. This Reginald had to wife Petronilla, the daughter of Osmund de Gatesheved (Gateshead) and the heiress of Cocken, “one of the most romantic spots on the Wear,” and both were benefactors to the monks of Finchale. (Surtees’ Durham). Perhaps Peter de Penchere, who was a witness to Matthew de Lumley’s charter to the same Priory (1189-1209) belonged to the family. In the 14th century John Pynchard held lands in Middle Herington; after this we hear of them no more. Albreda de Pinchard occurs in Buckinghamshire c. 1272. - Rotuli Hundredorum.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A contraction of Punchardon?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Walter and Durand Pinceart, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Albreda Pinchard, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

A Norman name: Punchardon or Pincherdoun, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Pinch: Poor, humble-minded Tom Pinch may have had a Norman ancestry and come from Penchard in Seine-et-Marne, whence certainly came the Pinchards.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pinchard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pinchard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pinchard is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinchard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 615,220th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. Pinchard is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pinchard live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 229,044. In France Pinchard is most frequent in: Normandy, where 24 percent are found, Grand Est, where 23 percent are found and Occitanie, where 18 percent are found. Outside of France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Pinchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinchard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pinchard surname expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinchard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pinchard last name are 45.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.59% registered to vote for the party.

Pinchard earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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