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

Piñero, 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 Piñero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piñero in America

Piñero is the 12064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piñero surname appeared 2,585 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 Piñero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piñero 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 Piñero

The surname Pinero originated in Spain during the late 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "pino," meaning pine tree. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a pine forest or a prominent pine tree.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pinero name can be found in a tax registry from the province of Aragon in 1492. This record lists a Juan Pinero among the taxpayers in the region. The name also appears in various manuscripts and documents from the 16th and 17th centuries across Spain.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Diego Pinero y Saavedra (1598-1663) was a Spanish diplomat and writer who served as the ambassador to Switzerland and Germany. He is best known for his political treatise "Idea de un Principe Politico Cristiano" (Idea of a Christian Political Prince).

Another individual of note was Pedro Pinero Ramirez (1720-1788), a Spanish military commander who participated in the campaigns against the Moors in North Africa. He was appointed the governor of Melilla, a Spanish territory in Morocco, in 1778.

During the 19th century, a prominent Pinero was the Spanish playwright and author Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). Born in London to Spanish parents, he is regarded as one of the most influential playwrights of the Victorian era, with works such as "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" and "Trelawny of the Wells."

In the 20th century, Manuel Pinero Losada (1933-2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Vigo, a city in the Galicia region of Spain, from 1983 to 1999. He played a significant role in the economic development and modernization of the city during his tenure.

Lastly, a noteworthy contemporary figure is Sergio Pinero (born 1976), a Spanish professional golfer who has won multiple tournaments on the European Tour and represented Spain in international competitions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piñero

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

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

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