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

Pinnix, 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 Pinnix surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinnix in America

Pinnix is the 18411th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinnix surname appeared 1,504 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 Pinnix.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinnix 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 Pinnix

The surname Pinnix originated in England during the late medieval period. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the place name Penix or Pennix, which comes from the Old English words "penn" meaning an enclosure or fold for animals, and "ix" meaning a ridge or elevated ground. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a ridged enclosure for livestock.

The earliest recorded instances of the Pinnix name date back to the 14th century in various tax rolls and parish records from the counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in southwestern England. One such record from 1379 mentions a John Pennix as a resident of the village of Broad Blunsdon in Wiltshire.

In the 15th century, the name appeared with various spellings such as Pennyx, Penyx, and Pynyx in legal documents and court rolls from the surrounding areas. One notable example is a Thomas Pynyx who was listed as a witness in a land dispute case in Gloucestershire in 1467.

As the name spread beyond its original region, it evolved into different spellings like Pinnix, Pinnock, and Pinnock over time. One of the earliest known individuals with the Pinnix spelling was a William Pinnix, born around 1520 in Somerset, who served as a yeoman farmer during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another noteworthy bearer of the Pinnix name was John Pinnix, a wealthy merchant and landowner born in 1612 in Gloucestershire. He was involved in the textile trade and owned several properties in the city of Bristol.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Pinnix family continued to be prominent in the southwestern counties of England, with several members holding positions of local importance. For instance, Thomas Pinnix (1675-1742) was a respected magistrate and justice of the peace in Wiltshire, while Richard Pinnix (1720-1798) was a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Somerset.

As the British Empire expanded, some Pinnix families emigrated to the American colonies and other parts of the world, carrying their surname with them. However, the name remained relatively uncommon compared to other English surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinnix

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

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

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