Pinchbeck Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pinchbeck 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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Pinchbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6181:90,1599,729
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales81:386,81619,671
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Pinchbeck 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

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Pinchbeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinchbeck is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinchbeck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 305,056th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,872,317 people. The surname Pinchbeck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Pinchbeck reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 90,159. In England Pinchbeck is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 16 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Pinchbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pinchbeck has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinchbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinchbeck surname are 14.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinchbeck earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.46% more than the national average, earning $55,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,580 CAD per year.

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