Pinnington Surname

227,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pinnington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pennington'; two parishes in Lancashire, are so named.

1621. John Pinnington, of Horwich: Wills at Chester.

1639. Gilbert Pinnington, of Wigan: ibid.

Pinnington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3371:41,6745,335
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Canada691:533,99444,923
Wales561:55,2605,065
United States481:7,551,228341,161
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4861:50,1556,115
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Pinnington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pennington'; two parishes in Lancashire, are so named.

1621. John Pinnington, of Horwich: Wills at Chester.

1639. Gilbert Pinnington, of Wigan: ibid.

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

V. Pennington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pinnington Last Name Facts

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

Pinnington (Russian: Пиннингтон) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinnington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 227,813th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,094,127 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pinnington are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,337 people, or 1 in 41,674. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 25 percent reside, Cheshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Pinnington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pinnington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pinnington surname increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinnington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pinnington surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinnington earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.91% less than the national average, earning $35,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 87.9% more than the national average, earning $93,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pinnington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinnington in the Russian language
Пиннингтонpinnington-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pinnington
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis