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Early Origins of the Pinky family

The surname Pinky 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 Pinky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinky research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1200, 1273, 1411, 1455, 1487, 1573, 1599, 1629 and 1647 are included under the topic Early Pinky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinky Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Pinky family

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Migration of the Pinky family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis Pink, who came to Maryland in 1646; Anthony Pinck, who came to Barbados in 1679; Henry Pinck, who settled in Barbados in 1679; Henery Pincke, who came to Barbados in 1679.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pinky (post 1700) +

  • Mr. Parul Pinky Ram M.B.E., British Member of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2
  • Pinky Kravitz (1927-2015), American radio broadcaster and print journalist in Atlantic City
  • Pinky Amador, award winning Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host
  • Pinky Agnew (b. 1955), New Zealand actor, author, and social commentator


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists


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