| ![Show Contents]() Pinkus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Poland Early Origins of the Pinkus familyThe surname Pinkus was first found in Lemberg(Lwow,) a province of Poland. It is bounded by Lublin, Cracow, Tarnopol and Stanislawow. The main cities are those of Lemberg, Prezymysl, Drohobycz, Rzeszow, Jaraslow, Sambor and Sanock. The town of Lemberg was an important trading post with the east. While Polish represents the majority of its peoples there is also a major Ukrainian representation. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. Early History of the Pinkus familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinkus research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1448, 1488 and 1845 are included under the topic Early Pinkus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pinkus Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pinkus, Pinczowski, Pinski, Pienczykowski, Pienkiewicz, Pinkuss, Pinkas, Pienkowski, Ponikiewski and many more. Early Notables of the Pinkus familyProminent among those of the name Pinkus in this period were - the Pinkus family of Lemberg
 Pinkus migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pinkus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Michael Pinkus, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Hannchen Pinkus, who settled in New York with her two children in 1851
- Henriette Pinkus, who traveled from Hamburg to New York in 1873
- Isadore Pinkus, who landed in Arkansas in 1890 1
- Israel Pinkus, who arrived in Arkansas in 1890 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pinkus (post 1700) | + |
- Jeff Pinkus, American bassist
- Albert Sidney Pinkus (1903-1984), American chess master and author
- Anna Pinkus, musician and composer working under the pseudonym "Anna Linde"
- Alexander Pinkus (b. 1891), chemical engineer
- Lulu Pinkus, Australian screenwriter, producer, stage, film and television actress
- 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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Pinkus migration to the United States 
