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

Piñeros, 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 Piñeros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piñeros in America

Piñeros is the 63873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piñeros surname appeared 312 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 Piñeros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piñeros 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 Piñeros

The surname Pineros is of Spanish origin, believed to have originated in the region of Castile in central Spain during the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Spanish word "pinero," which means "pine tree" or "pine grove." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived near or worked in an area surrounded by pine trees.

The earliest documented records of the surname Pineros can be traced back to the 13th century in various Spanish historical documents and manuscripts. One notable early reference is found in the Libro de la Montería (Book of the Hunt), written in the 14th century during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile, which mentions a person with the surname Pineros among the participants in a royal hunting expedition.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals with the surname Pineros are recorded as having traveled to the New World. One such individual was Juan Pineros, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico in the early 1500s.

Another notable figure with the surname Pineros was Diego Pineros, a Spanish soldier and governor who served in the Spanish colonies in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was appointed as the governor of the province of Cartagena de Indias (modern-day Colombia) in 1602.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Francisco Pineros y Arce (1720-1789) was a Spanish philosopher and theologian who wrote extensively on topics related to natural philosophy and theology. He served as a professor at the University of Salamanca and was a respected intellectual of his time.

During the 19th century, a renowned Spanish painter named José Pineros (1804-1876) gained recognition for his works depicting landscapes and scenes from rural life in Spain. His paintings are part of the collections of several prestigious museums, including the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Over the centuries, variations in the spelling of the surname Pineros have emerged, such as Piñeros, Pinheiros, and Pigneros, reflecting regional linguistic variations and influences. The surname has also been associated with various place names, such as the town of Piñeros in the province of Ávila, Spain, which may have contributed to the spread and adoption of the name in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piñeros

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

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

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