Pinkstaff
English
Etymology
Possibly an Americanized form of German Pinsdorf or Binstock.
Proper noun
Pinkstaff (countable and uncountable, plural Pinkstaffs)
- A surname, from German.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pinkstaff is the 39486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Pinkstaff is most common among White (95.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pinkstaff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.