Pinel Surname

42,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pinel Surname Definition:

Ralph Pinel, in 1086, held a barony in Essex and Suffolk. (Domesday). It is impossible to decide to which of the Norman families of the name he belonged. There were three, all bearing different arms, “maintained in their nobility” during the seventeenth century; the Sieur des Hayes, the Sieur de Bois-Pinel, and another near Rouen; and in 1789 four Pinels figured in the great Assembly of the Nobles.

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Pinel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,1581:10,7861,060
Spain1,5101:30,9623,136
Honduras1,1521:7,653569
Canada8791:41,9185,214
United States5051:717,74056,514
Brazil3621:591,36622,036
Venezuela3451:87,5483,397
Italy1661:368,41442,786
Jersey1411:70463
Panama1411:27,7471,667
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nicaragua1271:47,4101,394
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
England1031:540,95233,556
Costa Rica671:71,3441,399
Saint Lucia491:3,649535
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
El Salvador391:162,6641,932
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Bolivia191:558,7604,374
Belgium191:605,08754,956
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey991:52477
England71:3,482,19689,582
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Piñel (299) are calculated separately.

Pinel (122) may also be a first name.

Pinel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ralph Pinel, in 1086, held a barony in Essex and Suffolk. (Domesday). It is impossible to decide to which of the Norman families of the name he belonged. There were three, all bearing different arms, “maintained in their nobility” during the seventeenth century; the Sieur des Hayes, the Sieur de Bois-Pinel, and another near Rouen; and in 1789 four Pinels figured in the great Assembly of the Nobles. Three of them, the Seigneurs de Gouville, de Golleville, and du Quesnay, belonged to the Côtentin; the fourth, another Seigneur de Bois-Pinel, was seated near Rouen. Several of the name are found in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1180-98.

A second Ralph Pinel - probably the grandson of the first - held four fees in 1165 of the Earl of Essex in Essex, and some land in Berkshire under Fitz Robert and Fitz Peter, another of whose tenants was Anchetil Pinel. - Liber Niger. The name continued in the former county for many generations: John Pinel occurs there about 1272. - Rot. Hundred. There is some hint of a previous scandal in the family. In the Pipe Roll of 12 John, “Robert Vanx owes five best palfreys, that the King may be silent regarding Henry Pinel’s wife.” The Oxfordshire fee of Warin Pinel (then deceased) is spoken of in the Testa de Nevill; and in 1278, Roger Pinel, Robert Pinel’s widow, and Margaret, daughter of William Pinel, were all landowners in the county. Con­temporary with them were Matthew Pinel of Suffolk, his brother Hugh, and Henry Pinel of Huntingdonshire. - Rotuli Hundredorum. Two coats are assigned to this name by Robson: Per pale, Argent and Or, an eagle displayed, standing on a billet raguly Azure: and Argent on a chevron engrailed Gules a lion rampant crowned Or.

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

Pinel: Ralph Pinel in 1086 held a barony in Essex and Sussex. The name came from Normandy, where remained for long branches of the family, and gave the name of Le Bois-Pinel to a place near Rennes. There were three Seigneuries of the name in the Cotentin. In England we recognize the name as Pennell, unless we derive this from its more probable source, Paganel.

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

Pinel Last Name Facts

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

Pinel (Hindi: पीनेल, Marathi: िपनेल, Russian: Пинель) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Piñel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,096th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 587,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pinel reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 844,248th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 122 people.

Pinel is most widely held in France, where it is held by 6,158 people, or 1 in 10,786. In France Pinel is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 20 percent live, Normandy, where 18 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live. Apart from France this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 12 percent live and Honduras, where 9 percent live.

Pinel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pinel last name grew 2,405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pinel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pinel last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pinel are 44.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pinel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $41,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piñel93299/
Pinell912,534/
Piniel912,157/
Painel91206/
Pignel9180/
Pineul9145/
Peinel9145/
Pinuel9135/
Pienel916/
Pinoel915/
Poinel913/
Pisnel913/
Pinelh912/
Phinel911/
Pitnel911/
Peinelt83665/
Paisnel83268/
Poisnel83263/
Phineul8331/
Pienoel8328/
Pitnell8317/
Peinell837/
Painell835/
Puisnel835/
Pienell834/
Poinell831/
Piniell831/
Phiniel831/
Phinnel831/
Peinael831/
Paineel831/
Painele831/
Puinell830/
Phinell830/
Penel802,371/
Punel80125/
Peinl8065/
Pinil8027/
Pynel801/
Pénel801/
Painl801/
Phinnell7711/
Pinelova778/
Paisnell770/
Penuel731,924/
Peniel731,221/
Pesnel731,040/
Pinyol73392/
Puniel73149/
Piñuel73113/
Pingil73112/
Paynel7393/
Penell7359/
Piniol7355/
Paiñel7338/
Punnel7337/
Penoel7325/
Petnel7315/
Pionil7311/
Painil7310/
Punell736/
Pinill733/
Pynell733/
Pynhel732/
Pinilt732/
Phenel732/
Pitinl732/
Phinil731/
Phunel731/
Peneul731/
Penelt731/
Pesnell67742/
Pehnelt6757/
Penuell6751/
Phennel6723/
Phenuel6718/
Punl678/
Punnell676/
Puenell673/
Paynell672/
Pheniel672/
Penaell671/
Punnael671/
Peeniel671/
Peneșel671/
Peeneel671/
Paynele670/
Peanell670/
Peunell670/
Peasnel670/
Pegnell670/

Pinel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinel in the Hindi language
पीनेलpinela-
Pinel in the Marathi language
िपनेलipanela80
िपणेलipanela20
Pinel in the Russian language
Пинельpinel-

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