Pingrup and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the
Koreng people of the
Noongar nation. The name of the town is
Indigenous Australian in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873. The townsite came into being as a terminus of the
Katanning to Pingrup railway line, which was extended from
Nyabing into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924. The surrounding areas produce
wheat and other
cereal crops. The town is a
receival site for
Cooperative Bulk Handling. On the western border of the locality of Pingrup, on the shore of
Lake Chinocup, lays the abandoned townsite of
Chinocup. ==Nature reserves==