Pinches

Pinches Meaning & Origin

About Pinches
The surname Pinches is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Pinch," which itself is a diminutive form of "Peter." The name Peter comes from the Greek word "petros," meaning "rock" or "stone." Therefore, the surname Pinches likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Pinch or Peter.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pinches is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pinches: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pinches based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNXS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P05202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 N CH AH0 Z
🌐 IPA
/pinches*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNXS', 'PNKS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pinches in Braille

Here's how to represent Pinches in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pinches in braille

How to sign the name Pinches using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pinches using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pinches in sign language

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