Frequency: (176)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from Old French du pin ‘from the pine’ (from Latin pinus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent pine tree, or a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named Le Pin (‘the pine’).
GIVEN NAMES: French 9%. Henri, Laurent, Serge.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
