Pin Family History
Pin Name Meaning
French: from Old French pin ‘pine’ (from Latin pinus) a topographic name for someone living by a prominent pine tree or a habitational name from a place called with this word. Compare Dupin . Dutch: from Middle Dutch pinne ‘(wooden or iron) pin peg’ probably a metonymic occupational name for a craftsman using pins and pegs. Altered form of French Pain English: variant of Pinn . Cambodian: written ពិន corresponding to the Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘supreme’. It may also be of Chinese origin (possibly corresponding to one of the surnames below). Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 卞 and 邊 see Bian 1 and 7: Chinese: alternative Mandarin form of the surname 賓 see Bin
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022