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

Pinzón, 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 Pinzón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pinzón in America

Pinzón is the 9583rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pinzón surname appeared 3,392 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 Pinzón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pinzón 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 Pinzón

The surname PINZON has its origins in Spain, with early records dating back to the 15th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "pino," meaning pine tree, or "piñon," referring to a pine nut or pine cone. This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near pine trees or worked with pine products.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PINZON surname can be found in the chronicles of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. In 1492, two brothers, Martín Alonso Pinzón (c. 1441-1493) and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (c. 1462-c. 1514), accompanied Christopher Columbus on his famous voyage to the New World. Both brothers were experienced sailors and captains from the town of Palos de la Frontera in southern Spain.

Another notable figure with the PINZON surname was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (c. 1495-1579), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Muisca people in what is now Colombia. His mother's maiden name was Pinzón, indicating the family's ties to the surname.

In the 16th century, the PINZON name also appeared in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One example is Diego Pinzón, a Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

Moving forward in history, a prominent figure with the PINZON surname was Tomás Pinzón y Arredondo (1760-1829), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the last Spanish governor of Nueva Andalucía (present-day Panama) from 1817 to 1821.

Another notable individual was Juan Pinzón Martínez (1806-1857), a Spanish general who fought in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil wars in Spain during the 19th century over the issue of succession to the Spanish throne.

While the PINZON surname has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries with strong Spanish colonial ties. However, its historical origins and earliest documented instances can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula and the era of Spanish exploration and conquest in the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pinzón

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

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

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