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

Pinedo, 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 Pinedo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinedo in America

Pinedo is the 5719th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinedo surname appeared 6,065 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Pinedo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinedo 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 Pinedo

The surname Pinedo is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the Basque region. It is thought to have derived from the Basque words "pine" meaning pine tree and "edo" meaning place or location, suggesting that the name may have referred to a place where pine trees grew abundantly.

The earliest recorded instances of the Pinedo surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various documents and records from the Basque regions of Spain. One of the earliest known references is found in the Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid, which mentions a person named Juan Martinez de Pinedo in 1285.

During the medieval period, the Pinedo family was prominent in the town of Durango, located in the Basque province of Bizkaia. Historical records indicate that members of the Pinedo family held influential positions and owned significant landholdings in this area.

The name Pinedo also appears in various historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as baptismal records, marriage registers, and wills. One notable example is Juan de Pinedo, a renowned Spanish writer and translator who lived from 1558 to 1637. He is best known for his translations of ancient Greek and Latin works into Spanish.

Another historical figure bearing the Pinedo surname is Juan Bautista Pinedo, a Spanish military officer and naval commander who lived from 1753 to 1829. He played a significant role in the Spanish Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and was later appointed as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1820 to 1823.

In the 18th century, the Pinedo family had a presence in various parts of Spain, including Andalusia and Catalonia. One notable individual from this period was Francisco Pinedo y Salazar, a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served as the Governor of Havana from 1770 to 1778.

The Pinedo surname also has a long history in Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Argentina, as many Spaniards with this name migrated to these regions during the colonial era. In Mexico, the name is associated with several notable figures, such as Alvaro Pinedo Bates, a prominent politician and diplomat who served as the Mexican Ambassador to the United States in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinedo

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

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

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