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UK surname

Pinder

An occupational surname referring to a maker or seller of pins, or a keeper of stray animals in a pound.

In the 1881 census there were 3,607 people recorded with the Pinder surname, ranking it #1,254 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 4,521, ranked #1,497, down from #1,254 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Ribble Valley, Sheffield and Doncaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pinder is 4,710 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 25.3%.

1881 census count

3,607

Ranked #1,254

Modern count

4,521

2016, ranked #1,497

Peak year

1999

4,710 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pinder had 3,607 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,254 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 4,521 in 2016, ranked #1,497.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 4,704 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Pinder surname distribution map

The map shows where the Pinder surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Pinder surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pinder over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1,982 #1,461
1861 historical 1,820 #1,592
1881 historical 3,607 #1,254
1891 historical 3,572 #1,343
1901 historical 4,326 #1,307
1911 historical 4,704 #1,099
1997 modern 4,618 #1,418
1998 modern 4,694 #1,452
1999 modern 4,710 #1,456
2000 modern 4,692 #1,450
2001 modern 4,568 #1,463
2002 modern 4,686 #1,456
2003 modern 4,568 #1,454
2004 modern 4,526 #1,468
2005 modern 4,434 #1,479
2006 modern 4,384 #1,497
2007 modern 4,404 #1,502
2008 modern 4,427 #1,507
2009 modern 4,547 #1,503
2010 modern 4,648 #1,504
2011 modern 4,613 #1,490
2012 modern 4,524 #1,492
2013 modern 4,643 #1,480
2014 modern 4,648 #1,489
2015 modern 4,583 #1,491
2016 modern 4,521 #1,497

Geography

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Where Pinders are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Sheffield and St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Ribble Valley, Sheffield, Doncaster and St. Helens. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Ribble Valley 001 Ribble Valley
2 Sheffield 003 Sheffield
3 Doncaster 024 Doncaster
4 Ribble Valley 003 Ribble Valley
5 St. Helens 019 St. Helens

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pinder

These lists show first names that appear often with the Pinder surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pinder

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pinder, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Pinder surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Pinder household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pinder is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Pinder is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Pinder falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pinder is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Pinder, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Pinder

The surname Pinder is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is an occupational name derived from the Old English word "pynder," which referred to a person responsible for impounding stray animals or overseeing a pound for livestock.

The earliest known record of the surname Pinder dates back to the year 1275, when a man named John le Punder was mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire. This document was a survey of landowners and their possessions conducted during the reign of King Edward I.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Pynder, Pyndere, and Pyndur, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling at the time. One notable example is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1379, which listed a Richard Pyndere.

The Pinder surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire, where the occupation of pound-keeper was common in rural areas. These regions had a strong tradition of livestock farming, necessitating the need for individuals to manage stray animals and protect crops.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pinder is associated with John Pinder, a merchant and alderman from the city of Chester, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Sir Paul Pinder, a 16th-century English diplomat and ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 17th century, the Pinder surname can be found in various historical records, including the parish registers of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, where a family by the name of Pinder resided. Additionally, the Pinder name appears in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1665, which were records of households required to pay a tax based on the number of hearths or fireplaces in their homes.

Other notable individuals with the surname Pinder include William Pinder, an English clergyman and writer who lived in the late 17th century, and John Pinder, a 19th-century English poet and writer from Lancashire.

Throughout its history, the Pinder surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Pinder's End in Staffordshire and Pinder's Green in Buckinghamshire, reflecting the presence of families bearing this name in those areas.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Pinder families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pinder surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 1,675 Pinders recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.80x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 1,675 4.80x
Lancashire 504 1.21x
Lincolnshire 269 4.78x
Nottinghamshire 218 4.60x
Middlesex 181 0.51x
Surrey 141 0.82x
Durham 137 1.31x
Derbyshire 81 1.47x
Warwickshire 59 0.66x
Cheshire 50 0.64x
Kent 32 0.27x
Northamptonshire 30 0.91x
Essex 28 0.40x
Staffordshire 24 0.20x
Leicestershire 20 0.51x
Cambridgeshire 18 0.81x
Devon 16 0.22x
Northumberland 16 0.31x
Norfolk 13 0.24x
Rutland 11 4.26x
Huntingdonshire 10 1.43x
Lanarkshire 10 0.09x
Hampshire 8 0.11x
Hertfordshire 8 0.33x
Westmorland 8 1.03x
Angus 5 0.15x
Herefordshire 5 0.35x
Cumberland 4 0.13x
Somerset 4 0.07x
Sussex 4 0.07x
Oxfordshire 3 0.14x
Suffolk 3 0.07x
Aberdeenshire 2 0.06x
Berkshire 2 0.08x
Isle of Man 2 0.31x
Caernarfonshire 1 0.07x
Dorset 1 0.04x
Gloucestershire 1 0.01x
Midlothian 1 0.02x
Royal Navy 1 0.24x
Stirlingshire 1 0.08x
Worcestershire 1 0.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sheffield in Yorkshire leads with 72 Pinders recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.48x.

Place Total Index
Sheffield 72 6.48x
Ecclesall Bierlow 69 9.73x
Blackburn 57 5.13x
Holy Trinity 52 6.20x
Lambeth 50 1.63x
Nottingham St Mary 50 4.07x
Leeds 48 2.44x
Doncaster 47 18.45x
Sculcoates 43 7.78x
Salford 41 3.34x
Cleckheaton 38 29.58x
Stockton On Tees 34 6.74x
Preston 33 2.95x
Clitheroe 32 26.03x
Halifax 32 6.25x
Birmingham 31 1.05x
York St Mary 31 21.46x
Basford 30 13.72x
Southcoates 30 15.49x
Brightside Bierlow 29 4.24x
Camberwell 29 1.29x
Mirfield 29 15.15x
Mile End Old Town 28 5.04x
South Cave 27 232.96x
Bridlington 26 32.56x
Shelf 26 78.05x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 25 7.69x
Huddersfield 25 4.92x
Horton In Bradford 24 4.41x
Batley 23 6.94x
Bradford 23 2.72x
Manchester 22 1.17x
Nether Hallam 22 4.66x
Dilworth 21 82.06x
Holbeck 21 9.09x
Acomb 20 109.71x
Leicester St Margaret 20 2.10x
Heeley 19 17.93x
Hunslet 19 3.49x
Little Bolton 19 3.54x
Liversedge 19 12.24x
Over Darwen 19 5.70x
Wolstanton 19 5.27x
York All Sts North 19 110.08x
Great Grimsby 18 5.04x
Guiseley 18 40.30x
Armley 16 10.40x
Spalding 16 14.33x
Altofts 15 38.97x
Gainsborough 15 11.31x
Laxton 15 257.73x
Marsden In Almondbury 15 47.27x
Newington 15 1.15x
Ovenden 15 9.66x
St George Hanover 15 3.27x
Burnley 14 3.98x
Gravesend 14 13.77x
Liverpool 14 0.55x
Tong 14 20.78x
Waddington 14 259.26x
Bowling 13 3.76x
Haxey 13 54.42x
Warmfield Cum Heath 13 110.36x
Westoe 13 2.19x
Worksop 13 9.24x
Aston 12 0.49x
Manningham 12 2.79x
North Elmshall 12 346.82x
Oldham 12 0.89x
Rudston 12 164.84x
St Marylebone London 12 0.64x
St Pancras London 12 0.42x
Totley 12 148.51x
Tottenham 12 2.14x
Wanstead 12 9.86x
Whitwood 12 24.22x
Wortley In Bramley 12 4.34x
Boston 11 6.44x
Kensington London 11 0.56x
Ribchester 11 69.71x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Pinder surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 298
Elizabeth 150
Sarah 119
Ann 80
Annie 65
Jane 64
Eliza 59
Emma 57
Hannah 56
Alice 46
Emily 46
Ellen 44
Ada 34
Martha 34
Margaret 28
Harriet 23
Fanny 22
Louisa 22
Clara 21
Lucy 21
Edith 20
Kate 20
Frances 19
Maria 19
Anne 18
Catherine 16
Betsy 12
Charlotte 12
Ruth 12
Florence 11
Amelia 10
Harriett 10
Rose 10
Caroline 9
Esther 9
Gertrude 9
Isabella 9
Agnes 8
Ethel 8
Lilly 8
Lydia 8
Susan 8
Rebecca 7
Susannah 7
Elizth. 6
Eva 6
Helen 6
Lizzie 6
Minnie 6
Rachel 6

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Pinder surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 229
William 198
Thomas 130
George 126
Joseph 84
James 74
Charles 60
Robert 58
Henry 55
Arthur 40
Walter 35
Richard 34
Edward 31
Harry 27
Samuel 25
Albert 24
Frederick 24
Herbert 23
Alfred 20
Frank 19
Fred 17
Tom 13
Benjamin 12
Ernest 11
Wm. 11
Francis 10
Peter 9
Thos. 9
Joshua 8
Allen 7
Chas. 7
David 7
Edwin 7
Percy 7
Fredrick 6
Geo. 6
Stephen 6
Willie 6
Abraham 5
Anthony 5
Daniel 5
Michael 5
Amos 4
Christopher 4
Edmund 4
Noah 4
Ben 3
Isaac 3
J. 3
Randolph 3

FAQ

Pinder surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pinder surname in 1881?

In 1881, 3,607 people were recorded with the Pinder surname. That placed it at #1,254 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pinder surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 4,521 in 2016. That gives Pinder a modern rank of #1,497.

What does the Pinder surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to a maker or seller of pins, or a keeper of stray animals in a pound.

What does the Pinder map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Pinder bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.