How common is the surname Pineiro?

3,461 people in the United States had the surname Pineiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,207 Americans. It ranked 9,395th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pineiro?

Claudia Piñeiro, Argentine writer, followed by Smokepurpp.

Where is the surname Pineiro most common?

Wikidata records people named Pineiro in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Pineiro getting more or less common?

More common. 2,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,461 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Pineiro

A Galician surname, carried by 3,461 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pineiro is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Galician origin

From Galician Piñeiro, from piñeiro (“pine tree”).

One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,461 people named Pineiro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,207 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,743.

#9,395

rank among US surnames

3,461

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+26.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,689)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,389	Averett	3,464	89,130
#9,393	Byington	3,463	89,156
#9,394	Hovis	3,462	89,181
#9,395	Borton	3,461	89,207
#9,397	Elia	3,460	89,233
#9,399	Edinger	3,459	89,259
#9,403	Samayoa	3,458	89,284

Who is named Pineiro

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

85% of people named Pineiro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pineiros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claudia Piñeiro
Argentine writer, born 1960
Smokepurpp
American rapper (born 1997)

Notable Pineiros come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pineiro

Pineiro has the Soundex code P560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P560.

Other Galician surnames

All 34 Galician surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pineiro come from?: From Galician Piñeiro, from piñeiro (“pine tree”).
How common is the surname Pineiro?: 3,461 people in the United States had the surname Pineiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,207 Americans. It ranked 9,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pineiro?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pineiro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pineiro?: Claudia Piñeiro, Argentine writer, followed by Smokepurpp.
Where is the surname Pineiro most common?: Wikidata records people named Pineiro in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Pineiro getting more or less common?: More common. 2,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,461 in 2010, up 26%.