Pinchback Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pinchback Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinchbeck,' a parish near Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Pincebek, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walran de Pincebek, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Pincebeck, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Pinchback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6551:553,37245,711
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Pinchback Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinchbeck,' a parish near Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Pincebek, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walran de Pincebek, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Pincebeck, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas de Pincebeck, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

The form Pinchback is found so early as the 16th century:

1551. Married — William Pyncheback and Jone Hamson: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Pinchbeck is now a dictionary word, one Christopher Pinchbeck having given his name to an alloy of copper and zinc.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Pinchbeck (Lincs), 13th cent. Pincebe(c)k, A.D. 966 Pincebek, A.D. 810 Pyncebek = Pince’s or Pinse’s Beck [v. under Pinch, and + Old Norse bekk-r, a brook] Swedish borrowed English ‘pinchbeck,’ the metal, in the form pinsback.

Note that ‘pinchback’ was formerly used to denote a miser; more specifically, one who denied himself proper clothes [English pinch and back]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire. The surname Pincebeck is said to occur in that county in the XI. cent. See English Surn. i. 27; though the document there quoted is of questionable authenticity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Pinchbeck; from Pinchbeck co. Lincoln. An alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold in its appearance, was first brought into notice by a London tradesman of the name of Pinchbeck, who manufactured watches, buckles, and other articles out of it. But see Chamock's Verba Nominalia.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pinchbeck was a Boston name in the 17th century, the mayor in 1661 bearing the name (T.). It is now rare in the county, though still found in Boston. A Lincolnshire village is thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pinchback Last Name Facts

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

Pinchback occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pinchback.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinchback? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 464,720th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Pinchback live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 553,372. In The United States Pinchback is most common in: Maryland, where 20 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Pinchback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinchback has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinchback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinchback last name are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinchback earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $37,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $56,794 CAD per year.

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