Explore the Family Name Pingle

The meaning of Pingle

1. Indian (Maharashtra): Brahmin name, from Marathi pingḷa, from Sanskrit pingala ‘reddish brown’ (hair, etc.). 2. Americanized form of German Pingel. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Sanjay, Maneesh, Ajith, Vibha.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pingle saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 58,257th in popularity and dropped to 65,782nd in ranking by 2010, marking a negative change of 12.92 percent. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 326 individuals in 2000 to 301 in 2010, which is a drop of 7.67 percent. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people reduced from 0.12 to 0.1, showing a decline of 16.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#65,782	-12.92%
Count	326	301	-7.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pingle

In terms of ethnicity based on the same census data, there was a significant increase in the number of Asian/Pacific Islanders carrying the Pingle surname, growing from 7.98 percent in 2000 to 11.96 percent in 2010, a rise of 49.87 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races fell to zero in 2010 from 2.76 percent in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White declined from 87.12 percent to 81.40 percent, a reduction of 6.57 percent. However, there was a notable increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.84 percent to 2.99 percent over the decade, an increase of 62.50 percent. No changes were observed among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.12%	81.4%	-6.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.98%	11.96%	49.87%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.99%	62.5%
Two or More Races	2.76%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%