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

Pinillos, 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 Pinillos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinillos in America

Pinillos is the 68547th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinillos surname appeared 287 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 Pinillos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinillos 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 Pinillos

The surname Pinillos is of Spanish origin, originating from the medieval kingdom of Castile in the northern region of Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "pino," which means pine tree, and the diminutive suffix "-illos," indicating a small pine grove or cluster of pine trees.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th and 14th centuries, where it appeared in various documents and records from the provinces of Burgos, Palencia, and Valladolid. In these regions, the name was likely initially associated with individuals who lived near or owned land with pine groves or forests.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Pinillos surname was Juan Pinillos, a nobleman from the city of Burgos who was mentioned in a royal decree issued by King Alfonso X in 1254. Another notable figure was Pedro Pinillos, a merchant and landowner from Valladolid, whose name appeared in a legal document from 1348.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Pinillos name spread throughout Spain as families migrated to different regions. Some notable individuals from this period include Diego Pinillos, a soldier who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors, and María Pinillos, a renowned philanthropist and benefactor of the Church in Seville.

As Spain expanded its influence and explored the New World, the Pinillos surname also found its way to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances was Juan de Pinillos, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of José Pinillos y Zaldivar (1670-1743), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Panama and later as the Viceroy of New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama).

Other notable individuals with the Pinillos surname include Francisco Pinillos (1792-1865), a Spanish painter and engraver known for his religious works, and Jaime Pinillos (1919-2007), a prominent Spanish philosopher and psychologist who made significant contributions to the fields of epistemology and cognitive psychology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinillos

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

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

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