The Pink surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,578 people carried this name — #12,089 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 114,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 2,434 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Pink.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Pink have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 56 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Pink live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Pink in American newspapers,
1898–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,901,859 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pink,
with a public archive behind them.
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Olive Pink 1884–1975 · illustrator -
Arthur Pink 1886–1952 · writer -
Richard Pink 1888–1932 · military personnel -
Jakub Antonín Pink 1690–1748 · painter
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William Pink 1757–
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Sarah Minchin 1759–1821
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pink.
- Pinelli 824 · U.S. census
- Pinero 2,585 · U.S. census
- Pinet 374 · U.S. census
- Pinhas 123 · U.S. census
- Pinheiro 2,445 · U.S. census
- Pini 612 · U.S. census
- Pinna 245 · U.S. census
- Pino 10,993 · U.S. census
- Pinol 113 · U.S. census
- Pinon 6,938 · U.S. census
- Pinos 596 · U.S. census
- Pinotti 209 · U.S. census
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