Explore the Family Name Pimental

The meaning of Pimental

Portuguese: perhaps a topographic name from pimental ‘pepper planting’, a derivative of Pimenta. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Mariano, Ramon, Francisco, Luis, Alfredo, Emilio, Jeronimo, Jesus, Pedro. Portuguese Joao, Albano.

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How common is the last name Pimental in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pimental saw a slight decline in rank between 2000 and 2010, going from 12,945 to 13,190. This represents a decrease of 1.89 percent. However, the number of individuals with Pimental as their last name increased by 6.58 percent over the same period, climbing from 2,174 to 2,317. The proportion of people named Pimental per 100,000 dropped marginally by 2.47 percent, indicating a slight reduction in its prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,945	#13,190	-1.89%
Count	2,174	2,317	6.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.79	-2.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pimental

Turning to ethnicity, the census data reveals some shifts among those with the surname Pimental. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell 7.63 percent, while those reporting two or more races decreased significantly by 30.27 percent. The largest group, those identifying as white, also saw a modest drop of 3.98 percent. Conversely, the group identifying as Hispanic experienced a substantial increase of 30.40 percent, becoming a larger part of the Pimental demographic. Both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations remained relatively stable with decreases of 1.20 and 21.43 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.45%	73.41%	-3.98%
Hispanic	15.36%	20.03%	30.4%
Two or More Races	4.46%	3.11%	-30.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.62%	2.42%	-7.63%
Black	0.83%	0.82%	-1.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.28%	0.22%	-21.43%