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 Political Affiliation
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Pinson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pinson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pinson (Russian: Пинсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Pinsón. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pinson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,176th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 411,424 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Pinson live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 570,604th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 245 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,860 people, or 1 in 36,761. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also common in France, where 27 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Pinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pinson has changed through the years. 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 carrying the Pinson last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pinson last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.38% 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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