Pinson Surname

30,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Pinson Surname Definition:

1 the French Pinson, a nickname from the Finch [French pinson, Low Latin pinsio: v. under Pinchon] 2 (occ) Pin(n)’s Son: v. Pinn.

Pinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8601:36,7614,557
France4,8211:13,7781,395
England5021:110,99211,466
Philippines3771:268,53639,413
Colombia3421:139,6904,232
Belgium2991:38,4506,287
Brazil2761:775,63228,196
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Thailand1781:396,84569,813
Mexico1441:861,98812,108
Israel1411:60,6927,726
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
Canada801:460,57039,784
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Isle of Man301:2,861575
India271:28,409,829361,298
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Fiji11:894,3914,568
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3891:36,1554,288

The alternate forms: Pinsón (2) are calculated separately.

Pinson (245) may also be a first name.

Pinson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 the French Pinson, a nickname from the Finch [French pinson, Low Latin pinsio: v. under Pinchon] 2 (occ) Pin(n)’s Son: v. Pinn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Benson, or of Penston.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably the same as Mont-Pinson, (Mompesson), by the disuse of the prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pinson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinson (Russian: Пинсон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Pinsón. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinson? popularity and diffusion

Pinson is the 30,176th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 411,424 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Pinson are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pinson is also the 570,604th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 245 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,860 people, or 1 in 36,761. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Pinson occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Pinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pinson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pinson surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Pinson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 25.77% more than the national average, earning $28,553,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $39,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $47,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinsón942/
Pinsson92155/
Pinsone9268/
Pinsong9233/
Pinsoon9231/
Pinsion9210/
Pinsonn921/
Pinnson921/
Pinshon921/
Pinsiong865/
Pinzon83117,222/
Penson834,082/
Pincon831,099/
Pimson83324/
Pinsan83280/
Pinçon8397/
Pynson8384/
Pinjon8381/
Pinsun8330/
Pinsen8319/
Pinsom8318/
Pinxon831/
Pinschong800/
Pinchon773,752/
Pinzone771,487/
Pension77195/
Pinsang77145/
Paenson7783/
Pensong7710/
Pinsung778/
Pinsian776/
Pensone774/
Pennson774/
Pinjong773/
Pinsane772/
Pinzion772/
Penshon772/
Pinsoom771/
Pynshon771/
Pimsoun771/
Pensson771/
Pimsong771/
Pinzzon771/
Pimshon770/
Peenson770/
Pehnson770/
Pnzon731/
Pinsahan7150/
Pensiong718/
Pinchong714/
Pinzhong712/
Pensione712/
Paensoun711/
Pensoune711/
Pensound711/
Pinchone711/
Pinjan671,391/
Pinzón671,128/
Pinzan67568/
Pensan67239/
Pensom67224/
Pincan67142/
Penzon67141/
Pincen67100/
Pinzòn6754/
Pimsom6740/
Pinção6728/
Pinsem6721/
Pinchasin6712/
Pinjun6711/
Pemson6710/
Pensen679/
Penjon679/
Pinzom674/
Pínzon674/
Pimzon674/
Pinjom674/
Pìnzon672/
Pinzen671/
Pinzun671/
Pensão671/
Pencon671/
Pincun671/
Piñçon671/
Pinzãn671/
Pinsahasn671/

Pinson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinson in the Russian language
Пинсонpinson-

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Pinson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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