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Pinfield Family History

Pinfield Surname Meaning

Variant of Penfold with post-medieval confusion between fold and field. Compare Pinfold Farm in Meriden (Warwicks) first recorded as Pynfold in 1638.

Spellings with -on- or -un- are partly dialectal (Pun- for standard English Pin- from Old English pyn-) and partly from confusion between pen and pound as words for an animal enclosure.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Pinfield family from?

You can see how Pinfield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pinfield family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Pinfield families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 23 Pinfield families living in Warwickshire. This was about 30% of all the recorded Pinfield's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Pinfield families in 1891.
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What did your Pinfield 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 Pinfield. 43% of Pinfield men worked as a General Labourer and 81% of Pinfield women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pinfield were Sheet Metal Worker Aircraft and Unpaid Domestic Dut.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    43%
  • Postman
    29%
  • Sheet Metal Worker Aircraft
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    7%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    4%

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Passenger Lists

There are 253 immigration records available for the last name Pinfield. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 401 military records available for the last name Pinfield. For the veterans among your Pinfield ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pinfield lifespan?

Between 1975 and 2001, in the United States, Pinfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Pinfield in 1975 was 71, and 81 in 2001.

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