Explore the Family Name Pinho

The meaning of Pinho

Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places called Pinho, from pinho ‘pine, pine wood’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Antonio, Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Fernando, Abilio, Adolfo, Albino, Alfredo, Alvaro, Americo, Augusto, Cristina. Portuguese Joao, Adao, Guilherme, Joaquim, Serafim.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pinho saw a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,083rd most common and fell to 26,534th by 2010, marking a decrease of 10.18 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased from 977 in 2000 to 919 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 5.94 percent. The proportion per 100k people similarly decreased from 0.36 to 0.31, a 13.89 percent decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,083	#26,534	-10.18%
Count	977	919	-5.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pinho

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pinho also evolved over this decade as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of people identifying as White with this surname rose slightly from 85.57 percent to 87.92 percent. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders also increased, going from 1.13 percent to 1.63 percent. However, the percentage identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased substantially from 6.65 percent to 3.70 percent. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a small decrease from 6.45 percent to 5.66 percent. No change was recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.57%	87.92%	2.75%
Hispanic	6.45%	5.66%	-12.25%
Two or More Races	6.65%	3.7%	-44.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.13%	1.63%	44.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%