Pinckney Surname

60,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,379 people bear this surname

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

Pinckney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Pincheni.' It is probable that the name came into England at the Conquest. Mr. Lower says that Giles de Pincheni (temp. Henry I) endowed the monks of St. Lucien, in France, with lands at Wedon, Norfolk (Patronymica Britannica).

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Pinckney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0081:45,2625,527
England2091:266,59421,098
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
France21:33,211,361423,184
Grenada21:54,2681,538
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7231:29,1463,547

Pinckney (181) may also be a first name.

Pinckney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Pincheni.' It is probable that the name came into England at the Conquest. Mr. Lower says that Giles de Pincheni (temp. Henry I) endowed the monks of St. Lucien, in France, with lands at Wedon, Norfolk (Patronymica Britannica).

Hamon de Pinkeney, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: History of Norfolk.

Henry de Pinkeni, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roesia de Pinkeny, Norfolk, ibid.

1751. Married — Richard Pinkney and Susanna Leisnot: St. George, Hanover Square.

1756. — Roger Pinckney and Susanna Parsons: ibid.

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

PINKENY: Two brothers, Henry de Pinkeny and Robert de Pinkeny, prominent in Scots affairs on the English side, 1272-1307 (Bain, II), derived their name from Pinkney in Norfolk. A Gilo de Pincheni, who lived in the reign of Henry I (1100-35), endowed the monks of St. Lucien in France with lands at Wedon in the county of Northampton (Lower). Robert de Pinkeny held the tenement of Balincref before 1296 (Bain, II, 857).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Pinkney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) One who came from Pinkney, in Norfolk; one who came from Picquigny, in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The baronial family descended from Gilo de Pincheni, who lived in the reign of Henry I., and endowed the monks of St. Lucien in France with lands at Wedon, co. Northampton. The family doubtless came hither at the Conquest. The locality of Pincheni I cannot ascertain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A baronial family. See Dugdale, and Banks (Dorm. and Ext. Peerage). This family descended from the Viscounts of Picquigny, one of the greatest houses in the North of France, and maternally descended from Charlemagne. (See Bouquet, Ord. Vitalis).

The Norman People (1874)

Pinckney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinckney occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinckney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,156th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 869,739 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pinckney reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 677,199th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 181 people.

The last name Pinckney is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,008 people, or 1 in 45,262. In The United States Pinckney is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 27 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Pinckney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinckney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinckney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pinckney last name are 1.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Pinckney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.2% less than the national average, earning R 158,748 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.61% more than the national average, earning $59,428 CAD per year.

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