Pino
A common Spanish surname from the word for a pine tree, often originally referring to someone who lived by pines or a pine grove.
The #3,288 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 28,086 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Pino is the Spanish word for a pine tree, ultimately from Latin pinus. As a surname, it most likely began as a topographic or locational name for someone who lived near pine trees, a pine wood, or a place called Pino. In some cases it may also have been used as a nickname taken directly from the tree name.
History
Pino is a well-established surname in the Spanish-speaking world and also appears in Italian and other Romance-language contexts. The surname belongs to a broad Mediterranean pattern of family names formed from trees, plants, and landscape features. In the United States it is relatively uncommon, but it is supported by Spanish and Italian immigration streams.
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Fun fact
Trees are a major surname source in Spanish naming: Pino sits alongside names like Pina, Pinar, and Piñeiro in the same broad naming tradition.
From the historical record
“Ejidin. te Quyfler. J. Robert leQuillcr, Pino RoU.iiEdw. I. • ■ QayUa.B. " i- ■ ■ John Qayii”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances