Explore the Family Name Pinkard

The meaning of Pinkard

1. English (of Norman origin): variant of Pinchard, a nickname from Old Norman French pinchard, Old French pinsard, apparently a derivative of Old French pincer ‘to steal, pinch’. 2. Americanized form of German Pinkhardt, which may be a variant of Pinkert, formed in analogy to other personal names ending in -hart. The surname Pinkhardt is very rare in Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pinkard shows a slight decline in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 12,410 to 12,667, marking a change of -2.07%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.36% during the same period, growing from 2,294 to 2,440. Despite the increased count, the proportion of individuals named Pinkard per 100,000 decreased slightly by -2.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,410	#12,667	-2.07%
Count	2,294	2,440	6.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	0.83	-2.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pinkard

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pinkard also saw changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest increase was seen in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities, with increases of 140.91% and 114.01%, respectively. There was also a moderate increase in those identifying as two or more races, showing a 41.73% rise. On the other hand, the identities that showed a decrease were White, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with declines of -4.31%, -2.38%, and -6.82% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	48.52%	46.43%	-4.31%
Black	46.6%	45.49%	-2.38%
Two or More Races	2.66%	3.77%	41.73%
Hispanic	1.57%	3.36%	114.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.22%	0.53%	140.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.41%	-6.82%