Explore the Family Name Pinnell

The meaning of Pinnell

English: diminutive of Pine 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pinnell witnessed a decline in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pinnell was ranked as the 17,521st most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 20,285th position, reflecting a decrease of approximately 15.78%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Pinnell surname decreased from 1,482 in 2000 to 1,311 in 2010, marking an 11.54% drop. The proportion of people with this last name per 100k also saw a reduction of around 20%, moving from 0.55 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,521	#20,285	-15.78%
Count	1,482	1,311	-11.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.44	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pinnell

When exploring the ethnic identity associated with the Pinnell surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname, about 95.68%, identified as White. This percentage declined slightly to 93.90% in 2010. Although the percentage of Pinnells identifying as Hispanic was relatively low in 2000 at 1.15%, it experienced a significant increase of 99.13% over the decade, reaching 2.29% in 2010. Additionally, while there were no Pinnells who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000, by 2010 these proportions had changed to 0.61% and 0.46% respectively. The count of those identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased slightly during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	93.9%	-1.86%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.29%	99.13%
Two or More Races	2.02%	2.14%	5.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0.61%	29.79%
Black	0%	0.46%	0%