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

Pinder, 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 Pinder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinder in America

Pinder is the 7968th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinder surname appeared 4,151 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Pinder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinder 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 Pinder

The surname Pinder is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is an occupational name derived from the Old English word "pynder," which referred to a person responsible for impounding stray animals or overseeing a pound for livestock.

The earliest known record of the surname Pinder dates back to the year 1275, when a man named John le Punder was mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire. This document was a survey of landowners and their possessions conducted during the reign of King Edward I.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Pynder, Pyndere, and Pyndur, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling at the time. One notable example is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1379, which listed a Richard Pyndere.

The Pinder surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire, where the occupation of pound-keeper was common in rural areas. These regions had a strong tradition of livestock farming, necessitating the need for individuals to manage stray animals and protect crops.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pinder is associated with John Pinder, a merchant and alderman from the city of Chester, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Sir Paul Pinder, a 16th-century English diplomat and ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 17th century, the Pinder surname can be found in various historical records, including the parish registers of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, where a family by the name of Pinder resided. Additionally, the Pinder name appears in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1665, which were records of households required to pay a tax based on the number of hearths or fireplaces in their homes.

Other notable individuals with the surname Pinder include William Pinder, an English clergyman and writer who lived in the late 17th century, and John Pinder, a 19th-century English poet and writer from Lancashire.

Throughout its history, the Pinder surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Pinder's End in Staffordshire and Pinder's Green in Buckinghamshire, reflecting the presence of families bearing this name in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinder

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

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

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