How common is the surname Pincus?

1,783 people in the United States had the surname Pincus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pincus?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pincus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pincus?

Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biochemist (1903–1967), followed by Mark Pincus.

Where is the surname Pincus most common?

Wikidata records people named Pincus in the United States.

Is the surname Pincus getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, down 3.8%.

The surname Pincus

A Hebrew surname, carried by 1,783 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pincus is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

Borrowed from Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās). Compare the personal name Phinehas.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,783 people named Pincus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,854.

#16,195

rank among US surnames

1,783

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-3.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,701)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967
#16,191	Paolucci	1,784	173,064
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Pincus

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

95% of people named Pincus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pincuss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregory Goodwin Pincus
American biochemist (1903–1967)
Mark Pincus
American Internet entrepreneur, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Pinkus

Pincus has the Soundex code P522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P522.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pincus come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās). Compare the personal name Phinehas.
How common is the surname Pincus?: 1,783 people in the United States had the surname Pincus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pincus?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pincus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pincus?: Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biochemist (1903–1967), followed by Mark Pincus.
Where is the surname Pincus most common?: Wikidata records people named Pincus in the United States.
Is the surname Pincus getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, down 3.8%.
What are other spellings of Pincus?: Pinkus.