How common is the surname Pitcairn?

313 people in the United States had the surname Pitcairn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 986,407 Americans. It ranked 63,698th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pitcairn?

Harold Frederick Pitcairn, American aviation pioneer (1897-1960).

Where is the surname Pitcairn most common?

Wikidata records people named Pitcairn in the United States.

How do you pronounce Pitcairn?

Pitcairn is /ˈpɪt.kɛərn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Pitcairn getting more or less common?

More common. 307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 313 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Pitcairn

A surname, carried by 313 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpɪt.kɛərn/ 2 syllables Soundex P326

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pitcairn is more common than 60.7% of them.

Origin

Named after Robert Pitcairn, the first Westerner to sight the island officially.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 313 people named Pitcairn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 986,407 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 307.

#63,698

rank among US surnames

313

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #61,207)

Who is named Pitcairn

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

94% of people named Pitcairn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pitcairns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harold Frederick Pitcairn
American aviation pioneer (1897-1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pitcairn

Pitcher

Pitcairn has the Soundex code P326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P326.

Questions

Where does the surname Pitcairn come from?: Named after Robert Pitcairn, the first Westerner to sight the island officially.
How common is the surname Pitcairn?: 313 people in the United States had the surname Pitcairn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 986,407 Americans. It ranked 63,698th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pitcairn?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pitcairn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pitcairn?: Harold Frederick Pitcairn, American aviation pioneer (1897-1960).
Where is the surname Pitcairn most common?: Wikidata records people named Pitcairn in the United States.
How do you pronounce Pitcairn?: Pitcairn is /ˈpɪt.kɛərn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Pitcairn getting more or less common?: More common. 307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 313 in 2010, up 2.0%.