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

Pincock, 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 Pincock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pincock in America

Pincock is the 60196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pincock surname appeared 335 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 Pincock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pincock 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 Pincock

The surname Pincock is believed to have originated in England, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "pynne" meaning a pen or enclosure for animals, and "cocc" meaning a hill or small mound.

The name was likely first used to identify someone who lived near a pen or enclosure on a hill or elevated area. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where it appeared as "Walter Pynecok".

Variations of the spelling include Pincok, Pyncock, and Pincocke, which can be found in various historical documents from the 13th to the 16th centuries. One notable reference is in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a John Pincock was mentioned in 1345.

In the 16th century, the surname was also recorded in the Parish Registers of Wiltshire, where a William Pincock was christened in 1564. The name Pincock can be linked to several place names in England, such as Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire and Penkridge in Staffordshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Robert Pincock, who was born in Gloucestershire in 1587. Another notable individual was John Pincock, a merchant and alderman of London, who was born in 1612 and died in 1676.

During the 17th century, the name Pincock was also found in the New World. Thomas Pincock, born in England in 1620, emigrated to Virginia in the 1640s and established a family there.

In the 18th century, a significant figure with the surname was William Pincock, a renowned clockmaker from London, who was born in 1742 and died in 1822. His clocks and watches were highly prized and can be found in various museums and private collections today.

Another individual of note was Robert Pincock, born in 1765 in Northamptonshire, England. He served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the Military General Service Medal for his service.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pincock

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

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

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