Explore the Family Name Pineo

The meaning of Pineo

Americanized form of French Pineau. Compare Pinneo. History: This surname is listed along with its original form Pineau in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors. The Huguenot ancestor was Jacques Pineau alias James Pin(n)eo from Lyon, France, who settled in Bristol, RI, c.1700.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pineo has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,546th, but by 2010, it had fallen to 46,037th—a decrease of 5.72%. The total count of people with this surname also declined slightly from 467 in 2000 to 463 in 2010, representing a decline of 0.86%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 5.88% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#46,037	-5.72%
Count	467	463	-0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pineo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pineo also showed some changes between 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion identifying as White decreased by 2.56%, from 94.43% to 92.01%. There was an increase in those claiming Hispanic ethnicity, rising by 17.51% from 2.57% to 3.02%. Notably, the percentage identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase of 85.94%, moving from 1.28% to 2.38%. The category for Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in 2010 with 1.51% after zero recorded in 2000. No change was seen in the categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with 0% reported in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	92.01%	-2.56%
Hispanic	2.57%	3.02%	17.51%
Two or More Races	1.28%	2.38%	85.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.51%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%