Pinnion Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pinnion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Einion' (Welsh); v. Benyon, Baynham, or Bunyan.

Pinnion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Pinñion (1) are calculated separately.

Pinnion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap-Einion' (Welsh); v. Benyon, Baynham, or Bunyan.

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

(Celtic) for the Welsh Ap-Einion = Son of Einion: v. En(n)ion [Welsh ap,son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Welsh Ap Enion, the son of Enion, a personal name. So Pritchard from Ap Richard, Richardson; Parry from Ap Harry, Harry's son. Sometimes the filial prefix is ab rather than ap, and thus Benyon and Bunyan result from the same personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert Penon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From Pignan; a location name. in France.from the Flemish, Pingeon, Pinon; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pinnion Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinnion has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant: Pinñion. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinnion? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pinnion are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pinnion is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England Pinnion is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 20 percent reside and Suffolk, where 18 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pinnion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinnion has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinnion Last Name Statistics demography

Pinnion earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinñion951/
Pinnin92153/
Pinning86240/
Pinnint8616/
Pinnian863/
Pinnina862/
Pennion862/
Pinnyon860/
Pinngeon804/
Pfinning800/
Pinnen77105/
Pennin7735/
Pinnim779/
Pinñon771/
Penning717,380/
Pinniam71413/
Pennina718/
Pennind715/
Pinnent714/
Pennint712/
Pinnjan712/
Pinneen712/
Pfennin711/
Pennian710/
Pfenning672,081/
Penningh6743/
Pnhon676/
Pengnoon671/
Pnyon671/
Pennyong671/
Pennning671/
Pengnian671/
Peenning671/

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