Pinheiro

See also: pinheiro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pinheiro.

Proper noun

Pinheiro (plural Pinheiros)

A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Pinheiro is the 12652^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2445 individuals. Pinheiro is most common among White (81.23%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pinheiro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Portuguese

Etymology

From pinheiro. Compare Galician Piñeiro and Spanish Piñero.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [piˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: Pi‧nhei‧ro

Proper noun

Pinheiro m or f by sense

a surname transferred from the common noun

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