Pincus
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās). Compare the personal name Phinehas.
Proper noun
Pincus (plural Pincuses)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pincus is the 16195th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1783 individuals. Pincus is most common among White (95.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pincus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.