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

Pinegar, 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 Pinegar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinegar in America

Pinegar is the 21707th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinegar surname appeared 1,199 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 Pinegar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinegar 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 Pinegar

The surname PINEGAR is believed to have originated in England, possibly during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from an old English word "pynegan," which means "to pound" or "to grind." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a miller or in a similar occupation involving grinding or pounding grain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PINEGAR can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, dated 1279, which mentions a William Pynegar. This indicates that the name was already in use by the late 13th century in the county of Gloucestershire.

The PINEGAR surname also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1332, which lists a John Pynegar. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of southern England by the early 14th century.

During the 16th century, the name PINEGAR was found in various records, such as the Parish Registers of Wiltshire, which mention a Richard Pinegar in 1559. Around the same time, in 1586, a John Pinegar is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire.

One notable individual with the PINEGAR surname was Thomas Pinegar, born in 1647 in Gloucestershire. He was a prominent Quaker minister and author who wrote several religious works, including "A Treatise concerning the Spiritual Warfare," published in 1696.

Another individual of note was William Pinegar, born in 1732 in Somerset. He was a British soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Canada after the conflict ended.

In the 19th century, John Pinegar, born in 1823 in Oxfordshire, was a renowned horticulturist and nurseryman. He is credited with developing several new varieties of apples and pears, some of which still bear his name today.

Ellen Pinegar, born in 1856 in Wiltshire, was a notable figure in the early women's rights movement. She was an active campaigner for women's suffrage and served as the president of the Wiltshire Women's Suffrage Society.

Finally, Edward Pinegar, born in 1890 in Gloucestershire, was a distinguished archaeologist and historian. He conducted extensive research on the Roman settlements in his home county and authored several books on the subject, including "The Roman Occupation of Gloucestershire," published in 1927.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinegar

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

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

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