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PINN Family History

This interesting surname, with variant spellings Pyne and Pinn, is of Anglo-Saxon and Old French origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century, or Old French "pin" meaning "pine" and was originally given as a topographical name to one resident by a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest. In some instances, the name may be locational from Pinn in Devonshire, a place named with the above word. One Thomas de Pyn was recorded in the 1273 Hundred Rolls of Devonshire. Combepyne and Upton Pyne (Devonshire) were held in the 13th Century by a family of de Pyn who are believed to have come from Le Pin (Calvados).