Pinkert is a German language occupational surname[1][2][3] for a blacksmith which is also to be found among Ashkenazi Jews[1] and may refer to:
German: metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, from Low German pinken 'to strike sparks from a stone or metal'.
Approximately 1,833 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
In Deutschland gibt es 536 Telefonbucheinträge zum Namen Pinkert und damit ca. 1429 Personen mit diesem Namen.
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From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith' |