How common is the surname Pinkard?

2,440 people in the United States had the surname Pinkard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. It ranked 12,667th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pinkard?

Maceo Pinkard, American composer, lyricist, and music publisher (1897–1962).

Where is the surname Pinkard most common?

Wikidata records people named Pinkard in the United States.

Is the surname Pinkard getting more or less common?

More common. 2,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,440 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Pinkard

A surname, carried by 2,440 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pinkard is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,440 people named Pinkard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,294.

#12,667

rank among US surnames

2,440

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,410)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,659	Rayfield	2,443	126,380
#12,661	Basquez	2,442	126,431
#12,662	Horrell	2,441	126,483
#12,667	Klee	2,440	126,535
#12,670	Gilland	2,439	126,587
#12,676	Villasana	2,438	126,639

Who is named Pinkard

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

46% of people named Pinkard identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pinkards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maceo Pinkard
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher (1897–1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pinkard

Pinkard has the Soundex code P526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P526.

Questions

How common is the surname Pinkard?: 2,440 people in the United States had the surname Pinkard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. It ranked 12,667th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pinkard?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Pinkard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pinkard?: Maceo Pinkard, American composer, lyricist, and music publisher (1897–1962).
Where is the surname Pinkard most common?: Wikidata records people named Pinkard in the United States.
Is the surname Pinkard getting more or less common?: More common. 2,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,440 in 2010, up 6.4%.