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Early Origins of the Pines family

The surname Pines was first found in Limousin, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Pines family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pines research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1598, 1657, 1692, 1700, 1719, 1789, 1807 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Pines History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pines Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepine, Lepines, Lepinne, Lepinnes, Pine, Pines, Lespinasse, Lespinasses, Le Pine and many more.

Early Notables of the Pines family

Notable amongst the family was Jean Lespinasse of Pebeyre, the Lord of Pebeyre; and Louis Ellies du Pin, or Dupin (1657-1719), a French ecclesiastical historian, author of "Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques." Francesca Margherita de l'Epine, in spite of her French-sounding surname, appears to have been an Italian singer. From Italy she came to England with a German musician named Greber, and was often, therefore, called 'Greber's Peg' by the wits of the day. An advertisement in the 'London Gazette' (No. 2834), 1692, announces that the ' Italian lady (that is lately come over that is so famous for her singing)...
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Pines Ranking

In the United States, the name Pines is the 14,793rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Pines migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pines Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Philip Pines, who arrived in Virginia in 1723 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Pines (post 1700) +

  • David Pines (1924-2018), American physicist, founding director of the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter
  • Alexander Pines (b. 1945), American chemist and co-winner of the 1991 Wolf Prize
  • Joseph I. Pines (1922-2009), American lawyer and Judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
  • Lois Pines, Democratic politician from Massachusetts
  • Ned L. Pines (1906-1990), New York publisher
  • Professor Herman Pines, American Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Lois G. Pines, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 [3]
  • Emily Pines, American Republican politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District; Elected 2001 [3]
  • Ophir Pines Paz (b. 1961), Israeli former politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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