How common is the surname Pinkett?

1,011 people in the United States had the surname Pinkett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. It ranked 24,685th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pinkett?

Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress (born 1971).

Where is the surname Pinkett most common?

Wikidata records people named Pinkett in the United States.

Is the surname Pinkett getting more or less common?

More common. 926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,011 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Pinkett

A surname, carried by 1,011 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pinkett is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,011 people named Pinkett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 926.

#24,685

rank among US surnames

1,011

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,123)

Who is named Pinkett

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

73% of people named Pinkett identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Pinketts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jada Pinkett Smith
American actress (born 1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Pinkett

Pinkston

Pinkett has the Soundex code P523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P523.

Questions

How common is the surname Pinkett?: 1,011 people in the United States had the surname Pinkett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. It ranked 24,685th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pinkett?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Pinkett identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pinkett?: Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress (born 1971).
Where is the surname Pinkett most common?: Wikidata records people named Pinkett in the United States.
Is the surname Pinkett getting more or less common?: More common. 926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,011 in 2010, up 9.2%.