Piñero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The Spanish surname Piñero is of toponymic origin, deriving from the place name where the initial bearer lived or held land. In this instance, the surname Piñero is derived from the place name "Piñera," in Asturias, a province in northwest Spain.

Alternatively, the surname Piñero may be of nickname-occupational origin, deriving from a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the first bearer while occupational names derive from the trade or profession pursued by the initial bearer. In this case, the surname Piñero is derived from the Spanish word "piña" which signifies "pine cone" and the suffix "-era" which is the feminine ending associated with occupational surnames. In this case, Piñero was applied as a metonymic name to the descendant of the seller of pine cones.

Interestingly the names Piñero and Piñeiro are derived from the same origins, but hail from Galicia, further south than Asturias but in the same area of Spain. In this case, the name derives from the Galician word "pinheiro" meaning "pine tree." Another branch of the family moved to Portugal, where the first reference to the surname is of one Alfonso Pinheiro, who lived in the province of Mino in the year 1301.

Early Origins of the Piñero family

The surname Piñero was first found in the Asturias province of northwest Spain. There are at least six parishes so named in this area. This area known anciently as The Kingdom of Asturias was a kingdom founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius (c. 685-737.)

Probably the most famous branch of the family is found in Chile, where the patriarch José Piñera Lombera, a native of Lima, Peru, originally Asturias, arrived in La Serena, Chile in 1827. This family produced at least five notables, one of which was recently twice President of Chile.

Early History of the Piñero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piñero research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1689, 1871 and 1922 are included under the topic Early Piñero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Piñero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Piñera, Pinera, Piñero, Piñeiro, Piñeyro and many more.

Early Notables of the Piñero family

Notable bearers of the family name Piñero Moses Pinheiro (d. 1689), an Italian Jew who lived in Livorno in the seventeenth century who was the teacher of Abraham...
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Piñero Ranking

In the United States, the name Piñero is the 9,784^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Piñero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Manuel Pinero, aged 27, Mexican settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Musa Panama Flag" 2

Piñero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Josa Pinero, aged 33, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Virginia" in 1829 2
I Pinero, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 3
Jose Maria De Pinero, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1848 3
P. F. Pinero, aged 33, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Germaine" in 1876 2
F. Pinero, aged 38, Cuban settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Washington" in 1878 2
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Piñero Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Euriqne Pinero, aged 40, who landed in America from Havana, in 1904
Almondo Pinero, aged 19, who landed in America from Lincadela, Spain, in 1913
Constantino Pinero, aged 35, who settled in America, in 1913
Constantine Pinero, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1918
Enrique Pinero, who settled in America from Ferrol, Spain, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Piñero (post 1700) +

Taqwa Pinero (b. 1983), American basketball player
Emilio Piñero, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956 (alternate), 1960 4
Manuel Piñero Sánchez (b. 1952), Spanish PGA golfer who had 14 career wins
Juan Jesús Piñero Bolarín (b. 1988), Spanish football forward
Esteban Piñero Camacho (b. 1981), Spanish singer, member of the boyband D'NASH
Begoña García Piñero (b. 1976), Spanish basketball player
Inmaculada Rodríguez Piñero (b. 1958), Spanish politician
Manuel Piñero (b. 1952), Spanish professional golfer
Sergio Piñero (b. 1974), Dominican Republic trap shooter
Marlon Piñero (b. 1972), Filipino football player
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html