Find out how popular the last name Pichinte is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pichinte.

Pichinte, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pichinte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pichinte in America

Pichinte is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pichinte surname appeared 157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pichinte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pichinte to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pichinte

The surname PICHINTE has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the early medieval period around the 9th century. It is derived from the Basque word "pixant," meaning "strong" or "powerful," suggesting the name may have originally referred to someone with a robust or formidable physical presence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript from the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. This document mentions a certain Petrus de Pichinte, who resided in the town of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees mountains during the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various municipal records and charters from the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia, often in the slightly altered spelling of "Pichinta." Notable bearers of the name during this period include Juan de Pichinta, a landowner in the village of Mutriku, who is mentioned in a deed from 1287.

As the Basque people migrated and settled in other regions, the name PICHINTE spread beyond its original homeland. In the 16th century, a family by the name of Pichinte was recorded in the town of Medina del Campo, in the Spanish province of Valladolid. One of its members, Rodrigo Pichinte (1510-1578), was a renowned silversmith who crafted works for the royal court.

The name also found its way to the Americas during the Spanish colonial era. In the 18th century, a certain Pedro Pichinte (1724-1798) was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of New Mexico, then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain.

Other notable bearers of the PICHINTE surname include:

1. María Pichinte (1882-1964), a Basque writer and educator who campaigned for the preservation of the Basque language and culture.
2. Ignacio Pichinte (1901-1978), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Rif War and the Spanish Civil War.
3. Javier Pichinte (born 1967), a Basque architect and urban planner known for his work on sustainable urban development projects.
4. Ana Pichinte (1950-2021), a Spanish-American artist and sculptor whose works were exhibited in various galleries throughout Europe and the United States.
5. Enrique Pichinte (born 1985), a professional soccer player from Argentina who has played for several clubs in South America and Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pichinte

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pichinte.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pichinte was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pichinte has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pichinte was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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