The Pinson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,362 people carried this name — #4,800 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,212 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,765 people named Pinson.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 184 people named Pinson live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Pinson live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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
Pinson in American newspapers,
1888–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,376 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pinson,
with a public archive behind them.
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André-Pierre Pinson 1746–1828 · surgeon -
Isabelle Pinson 1769–1855 · painter -
Wallace Pinson 1888–1937 · architect -
Nicolas Pinson 1635–1681 · painter
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Nicolas Pinson 1686–1758 · sculptor
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Jane Pinson 1693–1771
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pinson.
- 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
- Pinta 291 · U.S. census
- Pintado 1,273 · U.S. census
- Pinter 3,669 · U.S. census
- Pinto 21,366 · U.S. census
- Pintor 1,907 · U.S. census
- Pio 1,252 · U.S. census
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