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Pinna Family History & Genealogy

124 biographies and 80 photos with the Pinna last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Pinna family members.

Pinna Last Name History & Origin

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Summary

The Pinna family is believed to have originated in Sardinia. There are many Pinna family members in Italy and the surrounding areas. Only a few have moved to the United States of America.

History

I believe that the Pinna name originated in Sardinia and expanded into Sicily and Italy. In the early 1900's I know that a few Pinna families moved to the United States of America and settled in New York and Pennsylvania.

Name Origin

Pinna means both 'feather' and the outer edge of the ear. It actually originates from the Latin "pinna" which means feather, fin, or wing.

Spellings & Pronunciations

There are no known Pinna spelling variations besides Pina and Penna

Nationality & Ethnicity

Sardinia and then Italy and Sicily.

Our branch of the Pinna family is from the area of Marsala, Sicily and migrated to the United States in the early portion of the 20th century. Pinna is an Italian last name that is often confused with being Mexican or Spanish in the western United States. 

Famous People named Pinna

Daniel Pinna, although not famous, is a founder of AncientFaces.com

Early Pinnas

These are the earliest records we have of the Pinna family.

Ellen De Pinna of E Malvern Australia was born in 1870, and died at age 75 years old in 1945 in E Malvern.
Moses Pinna was born on January 11, 1876, and died at age 64 years old on February 12, 1940. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Moses Pinna.
Alma Pinna of Melbourne Australia was born in 1884 in Melbourne to Rubiana Pinna Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alma Pinna.
Michele Pinna of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on October 5, 1885, and died at age 83 years old in February 1969.
Anna Pinna was born on July 26, 1886, and died at age 90 years old in May 1977.
Anna Pinna of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on July 18, 1888, and died at age 81 years old in December 1969.
Dominico Pinna of Indiana was born on January 20, 1888, and died at age 77 years old in November 1965.
Edward Pinna of West Islip, Suffolk County, NY was born on September 3, 1889, and died at age 75 years old in March 1965.
Leonard Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on February 8, 1889, and died at age 82 years old in October 1971.
John Pinna of Livingston, Columbia County, NY was born on May 31, 1890, and died at age 83 years old in April 1974.
Caterina Pinna of Bayside, Queens County, NY was born on March 27, 1890, and died at age 98 years old in February 1989.
Pompilio Pinna of Elmsford, Westchester County, NY was born on May 4, 1891, and died at age 92 years old in October 1983.

Pinna Family Members

Pinna Family Photos

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Most Common First Names

Updated Pinna Biographies

Daniel J Pinna
I was born in San Jose, California and have lived in the Silicon Valley Bay Area my entire life. In fact, I'm 3rd generation San Jose which is a rarity these days. I was raised by my mother Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna with the help of my grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch. I spent my early years in the Cambrian area of San Jose, a few years in Palo Alto, and own homes in Cambrian and Willow Glen California. I attended St. Francis Cabrini k-8th grade, Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University. My passion has always been building things since an early age. I worked at the Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association (SCVCA) for my mentor Larry Gates while attending high school and each weekend answered the phones (aka switchboard) for the Jesuit Priests on a work scholarship program. I continued to work at SCVCA while attending college where I began the Santa Clara Entrepreneur Organization (SCEO), was active in the Student Senate and Off Campus Student Association, and in my sophomore year began the first version of AncientFaces. Post graduation I went on to manage a sub-contracting kitchen & bath remodeling company for three years, then worked as VP of Business Development at an eDiscovery company in Palo Alto from 2006 until the end of 2010. In early 2011, I began working full time on AncientFaces and have been at it ever since. I am humbled that I get to help build the application and community that makes AncientFaces. I married Lisa Michelle Kinslow on June 14th, 2014 in Pebble Beach, and currently reside in Willow Glen California approximately 4 miles away from where both sets of my grandparents used to live around the 1950's.
Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna
Kathy has lived in San Jose California for the majority of her life, having spent a few years in various places in Washington State. She was married once to Leo Pinna and they had one child Daniel Joseph Pinna. Kathy worked on and off at the Valley Medical Center, as did her sister Pam Marks and mother Marian Joyce Benning, but has spent the majority of her career as a spiritual counselor and adviser for over 40 years having assisted thousands of individuals in their quest for realization. Kathy is cofounder and Content & Community Manager of AncientFaces.
Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna
Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna was born on July 26 to Timothy Kinslow and Debbie (Kunde) Kinslow, and has a brother Ryan Kinslow. Lisa Kinslow married Daniel J Pinna on June 14, 2014 at Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna.
Leonard Michael Pinna
Leonard 'Leo' Michael Pinna was born to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Leonard and Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna (first marriage for both) were married at Church of the Valley, Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara in 1972 To show how we choose familiar patterns: Kathy attended Church of the Valley with her family when she was a child, and her mother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch lived in a retirement community across from the church before she died. During their marriage they had one child Daniel J Pinna, and then divorced in July 1981. Kathy never re-married, and Leonard went on to marry twice more.
Frank Michael Pinna
Frank Pinna lived on the golf course in Sun City AZ with his wife Nancy Pinna during his later years in life. He had two children Leonard Michael Pinna and John Pinna. He was a devoted Catholic.
John Anthony Pinna
John Anthony Pinna was born in 1954 to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna, and has a brother Leonard Michael Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Anthony Pinna.
Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna
Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna of Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona United States was born on June 16, 1931 in Erie, Erie County, PA, and died at age 90 years old on May 9, 2022 in Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ.
Peter L Pinna of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on June 9, 1906, and died at age 62 years old on November 22, 1968. Peter Pinna was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery Section 55 Row I Site 19 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, in Los Angeles.
Michael J Pinna of Lubbock County, TX was born circa 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michael J. Pinna.
Nellie Nellie (Crowley) Pinna of Heidelberg Australia, was married to De Pinna Frances Usher, and has children Nina De Vinna, Leopold Pinna, Nina Natalie Usher, Augustus Depinna, Francis De Pinna, and Vera Theresa Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nellie Crowley Pinna.
Luigi Pinna of Watta Australia, was married to Doris Manay Conroy in 1918, and has a child Dory Iolanda Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Luigi Pinna.
Dorothy Pinna of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Pinna.
Leopold De Pinna of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leopold De Pinna.
Nina De Pinna of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nina De Pinna.
Leonard Michael Pinna
In the 1930 census, Leonard stated that he was a laborer in plumbing and that he was born in Louisiana (this is an error - he was born in Sicily.) The family was living in a rented home in North East, PA and in the household were Mary, wife, and son, Frankie age 2. He stated that he was 29 when he married and was unable to read or write. The family did not have a radio. In the 1940 census, Leonard, 49, was living with wife Mary, 36, and son Frank, 19, in North East PA. Leonard was born in Italy, Mary in Lousiana, and Frank in PA. No one in the household was working but Leonard stated that he had income from other sources. On his WW2 draft card, filled out in 1942, he said that he was 5 ft 5in tall, weighed 195 lobs, had hazel eyes, black hair, and light brown complexion. He named Frank Conti as the person who would always know where he was.
Angelina Pinna of Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on August 19, 1902, and died at age 78 years old in March 1981.
Dominico Pinna of Indiana was born on January 20, 1888, and died at age 77 years old in November 1965.
Mary (Allessie) Pinna
Mary (Allessie) Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on December 5, 1903 in Melville, Louisiana United States, and died at age 65 years old in April 1969 in San Jose, California.
Francis De Pinna of Malvern Australia was born in 1896, and died at age 52 years old in 1948 in Malvern.
Doris (Conroy) Pinna of Watta Australia, was married to Louis Pinna, and has a child Isabel May Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Doris Conroy Pinna.

Popular Pinna Biographies

Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna
Kathy has lived in San Jose California for the majority of her life, having spent a few years in various places in Washington State. She was married once to Leo Pinna and they had one child Daniel Joseph Pinna. Kathy worked on and off at the Valley Medical Center, as did her sister Pam Marks and mother Marian Joyce Benning, but has spent the majority of her career as a spiritual counselor and adviser for over 40 years having assisted thousands of individuals in their quest for realization. Kathy is cofounder and Content & Community Manager of AncientFaces.
Daniel J Pinna
I was born in San Jose, California and have lived in the Silicon Valley Bay Area my entire life. In fact, I'm 3rd generation San Jose which is a rarity these days. I was raised by my mother Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna with the help of my grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch. I spent my early years in the Cambrian area of San Jose, a few years in Palo Alto, and own homes in Cambrian and Willow Glen California. I attended St. Francis Cabrini k-8th grade, Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University. My passion has always been building things since an early age. I worked at the Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association (SCVCA) for my mentor Larry Gates while attending high school and each weekend answered the phones (aka switchboard) for the Jesuit Priests on a work scholarship program. I continued to work at SCVCA while attending college where I began the Santa Clara Entrepreneur Organization (SCEO), was active in the Student Senate and Off Campus Student Association, and in my sophomore year began the first version of AncientFaces. Post graduation I went on to manage a sub-contracting kitchen & bath remodeling company for three years, then worked as VP of Business Development at an eDiscovery company in Palo Alto from 2006 until the end of 2010. In early 2011, I began working full time on AncientFaces and have been at it ever since. I am humbled that I get to help build the application and community that makes AncientFaces. I married Lisa Michelle Kinslow on June 14th, 2014 in Pebble Beach, and currently reside in Willow Glen California approximately 4 miles away from where both sets of my grandparents used to live around the 1950's.
Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna
Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna was born on July 26 to Timothy Kinslow and Debbie (Kunde) Kinslow, and has a brother Ryan Kinslow. Lisa Kinslow married Daniel J Pinna on June 14, 2014 at Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna.
Leonard Michael Pinna
Leonard 'Leo' Michael Pinna was born to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Leonard and Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna (first marriage for both) were married at Church of the Valley, Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara in 1972 To show how we choose familiar patterns: Kathy attended Church of the Valley with her family when she was a child, and her mother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch lived in a retirement community across from the church before she died. During their marriage they had one child Daniel J Pinna, and then divorced in July 1981. Kathy never re-married, and Leonard went on to marry twice more.
Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna
Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna of Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona United States was born on June 16, 1931 in Erie, Erie County, PA, and died at age 90 years old on May 9, 2022 in Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ.
Frank Michael Pinna
Frank Pinna lived on the golf course in Sun City AZ with his wife Nancy Pinna during his later years in life. He had two children Leonard Michael Pinna and John Pinna. He was a devoted Catholic.
Leonard Michael Pinna
In the 1930 census, Leonard stated that he was a laborer in plumbing and that he was born in Louisiana (this is an error - he was born in Sicily.) The family was living in a rented home in North East, PA and in the household were Mary, wife, and son, Frankie age 2. He stated that he was 29 when he married and was unable to read or write. The family did not have a radio. In the 1940 census, Leonard, 49, was living with wife Mary, 36, and son Frank, 19, in North East PA. Leonard was born in Italy, Mary in Lousiana, and Frank in PA. No one in the household was working but Leonard stated that he had income from other sources. On his WW2 draft card, filled out in 1942, he said that he was 5 ft 5in tall, weighed 195 lobs, had hazel eyes, black hair, and light brown complexion. He named Frank Conti as the person who would always know where he was.
John Anthony Pinna
John Anthony Pinna was born in 1954 to Frank Michael Pinna and Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna, and has a brother Leonard Michael Pinna. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Anthony Pinna.
Mary (Allessie) Pinna
Mary (Allessie) Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on December 5, 1903 in Melville, Louisiana United States, and died at age 65 years old in April 1969 in San Jose, California.
Angelina Pinna of Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on August 19, 1902, and died at age 78 years old in March 1981.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Pinna.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucia Alana Pinna.
Dominico Pinna of Indiana was born on January 20, 1888, and died at age 77 years old in November 1965.
Clara Pinna of Eastpointe, Macomb County, MI was born on February 19, 1896, and died at age 104 years old on February 17, 2001.
Moses Pinna was born on January 11, 1876, and died at age 64 years old on February 12, 1940. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Moses Pinna.
Baingio S Pinna of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on October 19, 1896, and died at age 93 years old on February 3, 1990.
Edward Pinna was born on January 5, 1926, and died at age 45 years old in November 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Pinna.
Jane P Pinna was born on December 29, 1925, and died at age 81 years old on March 15, 2007.
Anna Pinna of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on July 18, 1888, and died at age 81 years old in December 1969.
John Pinna of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MA was born on April 14, 1894, and died at age 72 years old in October 1966.

Pinna Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Pinna family member is 74.0 years old according to our database of 93 people with the last name Pinna that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

74.0 years

Oldest Pinnas

These are the longest-lived members of the Pinna family on AncientFaces.

Clara Pinna of Eastpointe, Macomb County, MI was born on February 19, 1896, and died at age 104 years old on February 17, 2001.
104 years
Helen B Pinna of Hernando, Citrus County, FL was born on January 17, 1896, and died at age 102 years old on February 17, 1998.
102 years
Caterina Pinna of Bayside, Queens County, NY was born on March 27, 1890, and died at age 98 years old in February 1989.
98 years
Adelle Pinna of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on June 13, 1899, and died at age 98 years old in May 1998.
98 years
Joseph Pinna of Johnstown, Cambria County, PA was born on December 12, 1893, and died at age 99 years old on December 30, 1992.
99 years
Virginia Pinna of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on March 17, 1903, and died at age 97 years old on December 31, 2000.
97 years
Maria Pinna of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on August 21, 1907, and died at age 93 years old on January 17, 2001.
93 years
Baingio S Pinna of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on October 19, 1896, and died at age 93 years old on February 3, 1990.
93 years
Pompilio Pinna of Elmsford, Westchester County, NY was born on May 4, 1891, and died at age 92 years old in October 1983.
92 years
John A Pinna of Holiday, Pasco County, FL was born on April 30, 1914, and died at age 91 years old on January 20, 2006.
91 years
Joseph Pinna was born on June 25, 1895, and died at age 92 years old in July 1987.
92 years
Constance C Pinna of Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL was born on April 1, 1905, and died at age 92 years old on September 1, 1997.
92 years
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Please contact me if you have information about the Pinna ancestry.
I've not run across many people with the last name Pinna outside my family in Arizona and Pennsylvania. I know that we originated from Italy, but not much else. I've also seen a few Pinna people from South America. I'd love to hear where other people with the last name of Pinna come from.
Of course, there is one branch of the Pinna family that lives in California.
This was originally a recipe from the Betty Crocker Cookbook that my family has made for at least 40 years and has changed a bit over time. I've added the wine and ketchup but you can omit that if you wish. (But try it - you'll like it!) :)

1/2 cup minced onion

1/4 cup butter

1 lb ground beef

1 clove garlic (I use 2)

2 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons salt (I use 1 tsp)

1/4 teaspoon accent (hence the less salt!)

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon paprika (I omit this)

1 lb (or can) sliced mushrooms

Saute onion in butter until golden, add garlic and saute a bit. Stir in beef, brown, and add the rest of the above ingredients. (If the mushrooms are raw, be sure to saute all of these ingredients for a few minutes. If canned, you can just go to the next step.)

Add:

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/4 cup (or so) white wine (although red wine works in a pinch)

1 tablespoon ketchup (or you can use tomato paste)

Simmer (uncovered) for 10 minutes and add 1 cup sour cream. Heat through, but be sure not to simmer with the sour cream!

Serve over rice or noodles. It's good and it only takes about 20 minutes - the same time as it takes the rice. Easy, quick, and superb tasting!
This is also called "Danish Pancake" and I bet that there are lots of other names for it, too. I've made it for over 30 years - I got it from a friend. This is my son's favorite breakfast!

4 eggs

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups milk

blend together, then add:

1 cup flour

and stir (there will be some lumps - if you use a blender, don't blend too well. The texture will be wrong.)

Put a 9x13 pan in a 425 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Take the pan out and put 4 tablespoons butter in the pan, letting the butter melt. Then add the batter.

Bake at 425 for about 25 minutes - until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

The pancake will rise, then fall as it cools. That's normal. Cut into squares and top with syrup and/or fruit. (Our favorite is bananas and maple syrup.)

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