Explore the Family Name Pintor

The meaning of Pintor

Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician, and Italian (Sardinia): occupational name for a painter, from pintor ‘painter’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Alfredo, Alberto, Juan, Julio, Manuel, Silvia, Adolfo, Ana, Andres, Arthuro, Ascencion. Italian Antonio, Lorenzo, Tullio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pintor has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,186 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had climbed to 15,380—a rise of 10.51%. The number of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,520 to 1,907, marking a sizeable change of 25.46%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Pintor per 100,000 increased by 16.07%, moving from 0.56 to 0.65.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,186	#15,380	10.51%
Count	1,520	1,907	25.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.65	16.07%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pintor

In terms of ethnicity, the census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Pintor identified as Hispanic, accounting for 79.93% in 2000 and increasing to 84.22% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islanders made up the second largest group at 6.18% in 2000 and 6.87% in 2010. The percentage of people who identified as White dropped significantly, from 12.63% in 2000 to just 7.60% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 0.66% to 0.89%. The proportions identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native were suppressed or negligible in both years according to the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.93%	84.22%	5.37%
White	12.63%	7.6%	-39.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.18%	6.87%	11.17%
Two or More Races	0.66%	0.89%	34.85%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%