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Early Origins of the Pinke family

The surname Pinke was first found in Yorkshire where the family was first listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1176. At that time, Adam Pinc held estates in that shire. 1

Early History of the Pinke family

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Pinke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pinck, Pinch, Pinches, Pynck, Pinc, Pinke, Pynke and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinke family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • William Pinke (1599-1629), was an English author, born in Hampshire, presumably one of the Pinkes of Kempshot, Winslade2...


United States Pinke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Henry Pinke, who landed in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 3
  • Francis Pinke, who arrived in Maryland in 1646 3
Pinke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herm Pinke, aged 39, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 3


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. 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)


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