The Pine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,592 people carried this name — #5,284 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,537 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pine surname

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as an Anglo-Latin name: ‘Dweller at a Pine(-Tree)’.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 79 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Pine.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Eure.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Eure 16
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 4
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon 2
Val-de-Marne 2
Marne 1
Paris 1
Loire 1
Isère 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

32 families named Pine, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 158 people lived in those households, 4.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 15
South Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 3
Maryland 3
Virginia 2
New Hampshire 1
Massachusetts 1
Connecticut 1
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 257 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Pine in American newspapers,
1906–1921.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Pine
Omaha Daily Bee 1921-07-08
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Pine
Omaha Daily Bee 1921-07-07
Newspaper page from The Southern Sentinel carrying the name Pine
The Southern Sentinel 1906-12-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,737 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pine in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

12,115 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pine. The most, 2,370, date from the 1910s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 6.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 3,699
New South Wales 3,462
South Australia 2,025
Queensland 1,909
Western Australia 521
Tasmania 305
Northern Territory 111
ACT (Canberra) 51

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pine.

Who carried it

People named Pine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Benjamin Pine
    Benjamin Pine 1809–1891 · politician
  • Alice Ann Pine d. 1913
  • Mary Pine d. 1765
  • Robert Edge Pine 1730–1788 · painter
  • John Pine-Coffin 1735–1824
  • John Pine-Coffin 1735–1824

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pine,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,021 records

1,021 records of the Pine name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 350
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 258
  • Other U.S. records 413
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph S. Pine

    Born 1922 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1942 at Boston, Massachusetts; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giovanna Pine

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Nord America from Genoa and Naples, aged 26; dressmaker. From Rosali, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Frederick Andrew Pine

    Born 1943; from Trenton, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,021 records for Pine in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia153 records

153 records of the Pine name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 99
  • Tasmanian Names Index 19
  • Other Australian records 35
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Pine

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Guildford, arriving 1812; ticket of leave 1826. Native of M'xHoundslo1787.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Philip Pine

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Pine

    Former office cleaner of Geelong West, Victoria; died 1922.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 153 records for Pine in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada110 records

110 records of the Pine name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 99
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 4
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Julia Vesta Pine

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 87.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alphus Pine

    Died 1874 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Johan Pine

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 110 records for Pine in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France11 records

11 records of the Pine name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leone Aline Armandine Pine

    Born 1913 in Corneville-sur-Risle (Eure); died 1997 in Lisieux (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Francois Pine

    Born 1895 in Pontacq; died 1992 in Pontacq (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Renee Cecile Mariette Pine

    Born 1935 in Charlieu; died 1991 in Roanne (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Pine in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand7 records

7 records of the Pine name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frank Pine

    Died 1915, aged 50; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patena Allan Pine

    Died 1990, aged 18; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Pine

    Died 1945, aged 90; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Pine in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Pine name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. A. Pine

    Royal Scots. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. E. Pine

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. A. Pine

    Corporal, Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Pine in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Pine name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Toussaint Piné

    Married in 1750 in Bergen op Zoom; born in Luik.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharijn Pine

    Married in 1703 in Vught.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Pine in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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