Pinson Surname
Approximately 17,713 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,860 | 1:36,761 | 4,557 |
| France | 4,821 | 1:13,778 | 1,395 |
| England | 502 | 1:110,992 | 11,466 |
| Philippines | 377 | 1:268,536 | 39,413 |
| Colombia | 342 | 1:139,690 | 4,232 |
| Belgium | 299 | 1:38,450 | 6,287 |
| Brazil | 276 | 1:775,632 | 28,196 |
| Australia | 264 | 1:102,256 | 11,519 |
| Thailand | 178 | 1:396,845 | 69,813 |
| Mexico | 144 | 1:861,988 | 12,108 |
| Israel | 141 | 1:60,692 | 7,726 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 379 | 1:64,315 | 7,406 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,389 | 1:36,155 | 4,288 |
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.
A corruption of Benson, or of Penston.
Probably the same as Mont-Pinson, (Mompesson), by the disuse of the prefix.
Pinson Demographics
Pinson Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Pinson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pinson in the Russian language | ||
| Пинсон | pinson | - |
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Pinson Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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