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Pinto Name Meaning

Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): nickname from pinto ‘colorful painted’. Spanish: habitational name from Pinto in Madrid. Catalan (Pintó): variant of Pintor ‘painter’. Portuguese: nickname from pinto ‘chick’. This surname is also found in western India where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. Italian: from pinto ‘colored painted; having a dark or mottled complexion’ (from Late Latin pinctus for classical Latin pictus ‘painted’) applied as a nickname for a person with a blotchy pock-marked or dark complexion or with graying hair. Alternatively in some parts of southern Italy it may be from the same word in the sense ‘turkeycock’. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of 1 2 or 4 at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Pinta, Pintor, Pino, Canto, Ponto, Pont, Vento, Pinho, Penso, Sisto

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You can see how Pinto families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pinto family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pinto families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 35 Pinto families living in London. This was about 57% of all the recorded Pinto's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Pinto families in 1891.
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What did your Pinto ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Pinto. 43% of Pinto men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Pinto women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pinto were French Polisher and Domestic Servant. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    43%
  • Lorry Driver
    29%
  • French Polisher
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Incapacitated
    12%
  • Private Means
    8%
  • Domestic Servant
    8%
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What is the average Pinto lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Pinto life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Pinto in 1943 was 41, and 75 in 2004.

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