Pincus
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Frequency: (1020)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Pinkus, derived from the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Pinechas, which is of ancient Egyptian origin.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 6%. Meyer (3), Hinda (2), Hyman (2), Sol (2), Aviva, Dov, Este, Gershon, Isidor.
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