Pinkston Surname

49,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,389 people bear this surname

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

Pinkston Surname Definition:

PINKSTOUN: William Pinkstoun in Kilbarchan, 1765 (Kilbarchan), may have derived his name from Pinxton, a parish in co. Derby.

Pinkston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3331:35,0784,380
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malta11:430,2723,380
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5071:33,3243,999

Pinkston (44) may also be a first name.

Pinkston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PINKSTOUN: William Pinkstoun in Kilbarchan, 1765 (Kilbarchan), may have derived his name from Pinxton, a parish in co. Derby.

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

(English) One who came from Pinxton (homestead by the end of the wood), in Derbyshire.

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

Doubtless Pinxton, a parish in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pinkston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinkston is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pinkston is the 49,514th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 701,468 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pinkston are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,333 people, or 1 in 35,078. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Pinkston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pinkston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pinkston surname increased 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinkston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinkston last name are 13.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Pinkston earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning $38,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinkstone94403/
Pinckston9442/
Pinkstonn940/
Pnkston931/
Pinckstone890/
Pingston88150/
Pinkstan882/
Penkston880/
Pinkstun880/
Pfingston82372/
Pingstone8224/
Pinxton807/
Pengston750/
Pfingstan711/

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Pinkston Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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