Explore the Family Name Pinette

The meaning of Pinette

Altered form of French Pinet, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Spruce. Some characteristic forenames: French Adelard, Armand, Camille, Lucien, Raoul, Alphonse, Andre, Huguette, Jacques, Laurent, Laurier, Patrice.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pinette saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 to 2010. It fell from a rank of 20,831 in 2000 to 21,568 in 2010, marking a modest decline of 3.54%. However, the overall count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,178 to 1,210, an increase of 2.72%. The proportion of individuals with the Pinette surname per 100k also decreased by 6.82% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,831	#21,568	-3.54%
Count	1,178	1,210	2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.41	-6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pinette

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Pinette identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, accounting for 93.72% and 94.13% respectively. There was notable growth in the Hispanic category, which saw an increase of 122.58% from 2000 to 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Black noticeably dropped by 37.02% during the same period. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were each represented in 2000 but had no representation in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 1.44% to 1.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.72%	94.13%	0.44%
Hispanic	0.93%	2.07%	122.58%
Black	2.89%	1.82%	-37.02%
Two or More Races	1.44%	1.32%	-8.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0%	0%