Pinheiro

See also: pinheiro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pinheiro.

Proper noun

Pinheiro (plural Pinheiros)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Portuguese

Etymology

From pinheiro. Compare Galician Piñeiro and Spanish Piñero.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [pĩˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɲɐj.ɾu/

• (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

1. a surname transferred from the common noun