Pina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The Pina surname comes from the Old French word "pinard", which was a small medieval coin, so called because it bore a pine cone. The name Pina is thought to have evolved from a nickname, perhaps for a rich man, or a miser.

Early Origins of the Pina family

The surname Pina was first found in Maine where they held a family seat at the seigneurie of la Croix.

Early History of the Pina family

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Pina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pinard, Pinart, Pina, Pinar, du Pinard, du Pinard, Val Pinard, Val Pinart, de Pinard, de Pinart and many more.

Early Notables of the Pina family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Pinard of la Croix

Pina Ranking

In the United States, the name Pina is the 1,727^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Pina migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bernard DeLa Pina, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Juan Pina, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Joaquin Pina, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Juan Bautista De Pina, who landed in New Spain in 1877 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Pina (post 1700) +

Stephen Pina, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004 3
Antonio Velasco Piña (1935-2020), Mexican novelist, spiritual writer and essayist
Joaquim Pina Moura (1952-2020), Portuguese politician and economist, Member of the Socialist Party
Pina Renzi (1901-1984), Italian film actress who appeared in 56 films between 1933 and 1959

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html