How common is the surname Pinkston?

8,291 people in the United States had the surname Pinkston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,239 Americans. It ranked 4,292nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pinkston?

Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American diver (1903-1989), followed by Clarence Pinkston.

Where is the surname Pinkston most common?

Wikidata records people named Pinkston in the United States.

Is the surname Pinkston getting more or less common?

More common. 7,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,291 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Pinkston

A surname, carried by 8,291 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). Pinkston is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,291 people named Pinkston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,239 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,871.

#4,292

rank among US surnames

8,291

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,287	Partin	8,296	37,216
#4,289	Galan	8,293	37,230
#4,291	Nickel	8,292	37,234
#4,292	Pinkston	8,291	37,239
#4,293	Bianchi	8,284	37,270

Who is named Pinkston

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

67% of people named Pinkston identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pinkstons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
American diver (1903-1989)
Clarence Pinkston
American diver (1900–1961)
Ryan Pinkston
American actor, born 1988
Rob Pinkston
American actor, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pinkston

Pinkett

Pinkston 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 Pinkston?: 8,291 people in the United States had the surname Pinkston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,239 Americans. It ranked 4,292nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pinkston?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Pinkston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pinkston?: Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American diver (1903-1989), followed by Clarence Pinkston.
Where is the surname Pinkston most common?: Wikidata records people named Pinkston in the United States.
Is the surname Pinkston getting more or less common?: More common. 7,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,291 in 2010, up 5.3%.