Pinho Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Pinho last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Pinho last name
Meaning of the Pinho last name: pine wood. Pinho is a Portuguese surname taken from pine timber country, for people who lived beside a pine stand or left a pine-named hamlet. The last name is common in Minho and in Brazil. Crew lists from Porto to New Bedford already show this surname among Atlantic migrants.
Arms associated with the Pinho name
Coats of arms associated with the Pinho surname belong to Portuguese heraldry, whose blazon traditions reached Brazil.
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Pinho name FAQ
What does the Pinho name mean?
Pine wood. Common variants include Pinhão, Pineiro.
Where does the Pinho surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Pinho coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Pinho coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).