Pinkham Surname

72,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,818 people bear this surname

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

Pinkham Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a homestead where chaffinches are found.

Pinkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7301:76,6308,777
Thailand1,4771:47,8265,542
England2041:273,12821,453
Canada1121:328,97830,038
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Wales491:63,1545,613
Australia341:793,99150,673
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8431:27,2483,344

Pinkham (334) may also be a first name.

Pinkham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a homestead where chaffinches are found.

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

Pinkham Last Name Facts

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

Pinkham is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,324th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,068,869 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Pinkham live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pinkham is also the 478,963rd most widespread forename globally, held by 334 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,730 people, or 1 in 76,630. In The United States Pinkham is mostly found in: Maine, where 22 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Pinkham is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 22 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Pinkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinkham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pinkham surname increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pinkham surname are 13.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pinkham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.96% more than the national average, earning R 327,840 per year; in United States they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $43,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pingkham9366/
Phinkham9335/
Pinckham934/
Pinkkham931/
Pinkam9296/
Piengkham8811/
Pincham86370/
Pimkham866/
Penkham865/
Pinkahm861/
Pingkam861/
Pinkamm860/
Pinjham860/
Pengkham80155/
Paenkham80121/
Phenkham8011/
Pingkkam801/
Pingkhom801/
Pingkaam801/
Pinchame801/
Penkam7731/
Pinkom7710/
Pimkam776/
Pinjam776/
Pincam772/
Paengkham75390/
Peungkham755/
Puengkham751/
Pheankham751/
Pimcham7163/
Pinchom7141/
Pengkam7124/
Paenkam715/
Pinkome712/
Pingkom711/
Peunkam711/
Pencham710/
Paenkhom6799/
Paengkam6715/
Pinchoom6713/
Poengkam672/
Puengkam671/
Pimchaum671/

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Pinkham Reference & Research

Pinkham Name and Genealogical Documents - Contains research on the origin of our name and some important genealogical documents for the branch leading to Lydia Pinkham and Carlos Frank Amory Pinkham.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pinkham
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