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Pinchin Family History

Pinchin Surname Meaning

From the Old French personal name Pinçun Normano-Picard Pinchon apparently derived from Old French pinçon ‘finch’. Spellings with -ch- and -s- are often interchangeable as late as the 17th century. Pinchon or Pinson also sometimes alternated with Punchon (see Puncheon) but it is not known if the two names were genuine phonetic variants or were merely confused with each other.

In 1381 Poll Tax Agn' Pynchon and Nicholao Punchun are both listed for Harnhill and Driffield (Gloucs). In 1513-18 the manor of Oxhey Richard in Watford (Herts) was surrendered by Stephen Ponchon alias Pynson of London, carpenter (TNA C 1/511/28).

This is no doubt the same man as Steven Punchon 1536 in PROB 11 (London). For the change in vowel, compare Pinchard for Punchard.

Pinchon was reinforced in the 16th and 17th centuries by Huguenot migrants from NE France.

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


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You can see how Pinchin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pinchin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pinchin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 123 Pinchin families living in Wiltshire. This was about 23% of all the recorded Pinchin's in United Kingdom. Wiltshire had the highest population of Pinchin families in 1891.
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What did your Pinchin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cowman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Pinchin. 16% of Pinchin men worked as a Cowman and 77% of Pinchin women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pinchin were Gardener and Incapacitated.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Cowman
    16%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    12%
  • General Labourer
    12%
  • Gardener
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Between 1961 and 2002, in the United States, Pinchin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Pinchin in 1961 was 55, and 71 in 2002.

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