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    The surname Pillsbury

    A surname, carried by 2,174 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P421

    Pillsbury: #13,887 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pillsbury #13,887, 2,174 people Pillsbury: #13,887 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pillsbury #13,887, 2,174 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pillsbury is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    Heterographic variant of Pilsbury.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,174 people named Pillsbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,017 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,126.

    #13,887
    rank among US surnames
    2,174
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #13,175)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,883Vandenheuvel2,176141,887
    #13,884Essig2,175141,952
    #13,887Ruggieri2,174142,017
    #13,893Moberly2,173142,083

    Who is named Pillsbury

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Pillsbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pillsburys

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Harry Nelson Pillsbury
      American chess player (1872-1906)
    • John S. Pillsbury
      American governor of Minnesota (1827-1901)
    • Michael Pillsbury
      American strategist and expert on China, born 1945
    • Role Model
      American singer-songwriter (born 1997)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pillsbury come from?
    Heterographic variant of Pilsbury.
    How common is the surname Pillsbury?
    2,174 people in the United States had the surname Pillsbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,017 Americans. It ranked 13,887th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pillsbury?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Pillsbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pillsbury?
    Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (1872-1906), followed by John S. Pillsbury.
    Where is the surname Pillsbury most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pillsbury in the United States.
    Is the surname Pillsbury getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,174 in 2010, up 2.3%.