Hinton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hinton
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: A borough in Wiltshire, England. Welsh, Henton, the old town, from Hen, old

How popular is Hinton?

Hinton is common in United States.

Hinton is ranked 10391 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hinton bearers increased by 7.217923 per cent in 2010 US census to 35606 since 2000, the surname slipped by 17 spots and ranked at 979. The last name was found in around 121 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 53.16 55.63
Black 40.63 40.04
Others 2.58 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.17 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.37 0.31
Hinton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 51687 people have been found who wears Hinton as their family name. Hinton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
74,531 Czech Republic10
101,066 Zimbabwe5
607,991 Indonesia5
918,840 India5
2,537 Afghanistan4
10,542 China4
32,086 Mexico3
1,333 Guam2
13,552 Qatar2
1,235 Belize2
41,879 Turkey2
15,162 Costa Rica1
2,374 Bermuda1
90,903 Moldova1
53,033 Nigeria1
10,958 Bangladesh1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
8,181 Botswana1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
42,479 Greece1
25,721 Egypt1
49,529 Israel1
49,101 Denmark1
6,212 Jamaica1
17,575 Kuwait1
17,236 Ghana1
24,771 Colombia1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
24,421 Slovakia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
13,447 Uganda1
1,254 Gibraltar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
21,712 Sweden44
3,075 Cyprus34
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
36,547 Switzerland27
9,692 Ireland27
4,647 Thailand21
15,050 Singapore18
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
35,456 Spain65
4,057 Panama65
3,129 Northern Ireland60
18,012 Peru57
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Hinton:
720 New Zealand933
8,809 South Africa731
25,888 Germany403
1,795 Scotland400
1,002 Wales395
33,969 France294
Countries with thousands of Hinton:
1,220 England6,378
1,134 Australia2,783
3,312 Canada1,426
Countries with ten thousands of Hinton:
1,009 United States37,310
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

U-Dr. Hinton was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 27, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as surgeon and took Devonia from Bristol. James Hinton, aged 21, John Hinton (46) Farmer, Margaret Hinton, aged 36, Immigrant William Hinton, 9 years old Jane Hinton, Elleanor Hinton (8), John Hinton (6), 4 years old Robert Hinton, and 5 other Hinton around 50% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Hinton Namesakes

  • Westley Hinton, Basketball Player
  • Charles Howard Hinton, Mathematician
  • Algia Mae Hinton, Singer
  • Alistair Hinton, Composer
  • Eddie Hinton, Songwriter
  • Milt Hinton, Bass player
  • Charles Howard Hinton, Mathematician
  • Carma Hinton, Filmmaker
  • William H. Hinton, Writer
  • Carmelita Hinton, Educator

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