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 12652nd 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]
- (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