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

Pinada, 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 Pinada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinada in America

Pinada is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinada surname appeared 135 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 Pinada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinada 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 Pinada

The surname Pinada is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval era in the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to have emerged from the Spanish word "pina," which means "pine cone" or "pine nut." This connection suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near a pine forest or worked with pine trees.

In the early 14th century, the name Pinada can be found in various historical documents from the region of Aragon, located in northeastern Spain. One of the earliest recorded instances is in a land registry from the year 1312, where a certain Pedro Pinada was listed as a landowner in the town of Calatayud.

The Pinada surname has also been linked to the town of Pinada de la Sierra, a small municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León. It is possible that the name originated from this place name and was adopted by families living in or near the area.

Notable individuals with the surname Pinada include Juan Pinada, a prominent merchant who lived in Valencia during the 15th century. Records indicate that he was involved in the lucrative trade of silk and spices with the Mediterranean region.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Pinada family settled in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. One of the earliest recorded individuals was Diego Pinada, who was born in Seville in 1528 and later became a respected landowner and cattle rancher in the region of Nueva Galicia (present-day western Mexico).

During the 17th century, the name Pinada appeared in various ecclesiastical records from the Archdiocese of Toledo. One notable figure was Fray Tomás Pinada, a Franciscan friar who served as a missionary in the Philippines from 1642 to 1668.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the Pinada surname was Mariano Pinada, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Zaragoza in 1772 and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a brigadier general in the Spanish Army.

Another individual of note was María Pinada, a renowned painter from Seville who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Her works, which often depicted religious scenes and portraits, can still be found in various churches and museums throughout southern Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinada

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

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 Pinada 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 Pinada 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 Pinada was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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