Ginn Surname

36,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ginn Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for MacGinn, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) metonymic for Ginner = En­gineer, i.e. worker of a ballistic gin or engine [Middle English gin, for Middle English O.F.

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Ginn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1641:32,4674,054
England1,4911:37,3704,878
Canada6341:58,1166,856
Australia5711:47,2785,917
Wales711:43,5854,199
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Israel631:135,83514,591
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
India81:95,883,173728,828
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7961:30,6224,085
Scotland331:113,4315,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5611:32,1713,873

Ginn (354) may also be a first name.

Ginn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for MacGinn, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) metonymic for Ginner = En­gineer, i.e. worker of a ballistic gin or engine [Middle English gin, for Middle English O.F. engin, a tool, contrivance; Latin ingenium, nature, talent, device]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mag Fhinn MacGing is the form almost invariably used in Mayo and Leitrim.

MacGinn is usually in Tyrone and Maginn in Antrim and Down. SIF 78

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Skill” in Old French (Engin), Hence also “Ingenuity”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Irish) Descendant of Ginn or Genn, pet forms of Guinevere (fair lady) or of Eugene (wellborn); one with a fair complexion.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps the same as Genn, with the G softened.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

N. and William Guenes, William Guenes or Guines of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Osborne, Henry, William de Gene, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Gynn; from the Danish, Gihn; from the Dutch, Gijn; from the German, Gins; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ginn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ginn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ginn (Hindi: गिन्न्, Russian: Гинн) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ginn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,693rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 507,066 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Ginn live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 463,079th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 354 people.

The surname Ginn is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11,164 people, or 1 in 32,467. In The United States Ginn is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Ginn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ginn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ginn surname grew 715 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ginn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ginn last name is chiefly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ginn surname are 18.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Ginn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.67% more than the national average, earning R 315,264 per year; in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guinn8917,733/
Ginne89931/
Ghinn89149/
Nginn8996/
Gienn897/
Goinn895/
Gainn894/
Ginnt891/
Gin866,672/
Inn86418/
Gnn8613/
Guinne8016/
Ncginn802/
Qguinn801/
Cguinn801/
Gcginn801/
Gienne801/
Gingne801/
Gain75105,395/
Guin7541,630/
Ngin7515,221/
Zinn7513,056/
Sinn757,526/
Goin757,493/
Ging752,211/
Genn751,166/
Inne751,123/
Gien75970/
Hinn75804/
Gynn75630/
Ghin75352/
Jinn75224/
Gind75140/
Ginh75117/
Ienn7590/
Yinn7575/
Oinn7566/
Ginc7561/
Ainn7538/
Ionn7534/
Gint7533/
Cinn7529/
Uinn7510/
Inng755/
Sgin754/
Dgin754/
Ijnn753/
Gihn752/
Kgnn752/
Gnng751/
Hgin751/
Gönn751/
Einn751/
Qgnn751/
Xgin751/
Gnnc751/
Gnne751/
Gnnt751/
Ghnn751/
Gisn751/
Innn751/
Innd750/
Guingne7365/
Hogginn731/
Ginngue731/
Ginnova731/
In6779,933/
Sinnh6717,517/
Djinn6715,041/
Chinn6711,757/
Jinne671,671/
Gn67737/
Genne67668/
Gindt67511/
Gieng67442/
Hinne67243/
Guing67178/
Gingg67127/
Heinn67119/
Zinne67111/
Gynne6761/
Jainn6749/
Ginck6746/
Gingh6743/
Uggin6738/
Ingne6736/
Guenn6735/
Gönne6733/
Geijn6730/
Khinn6727/
Guint6726/
Gienc6726/
Dgien6724/
Geina6720/
Gaain6720/
Guind6720/
Gngne6718/
Einne6717/
Gindh6716/
Gienk6716/
Ghenn6715/
Hainn6714/
Hienn6712/
Szgin6711/
Sging6710/
Ainne6710/
Hinnd677/
Yinne677/
Zinng676/
Juinn676/
Oinne676/
Gennd674/
Zienn673/
Aggin673/
Gynnå673/
Zhinn672/
Giuin672/
Giehn672/
Geenn672/
Guimn672/
Goynn672/
Innhe672/
Gimnt672/
Eggin671/
Zuinn671/
Gaynn671/
Shgin671/
Ainnd671/
Oggin671/
Nghin671/
Hsinn671/
Innhs671/
Hging671/
Guihn671/
Genng671/
Goenn671/
Yinnh671/
Scinn671/
Huinn671/
Hinnh671/
Nngin671/
Hägin671/
Hgain671/
Nggin671/
Giuun671/
Gient671/
Uinng671/
Uinnq671/
Zgimn671/
Ainng671/
Cging671/
Jging671/
Itnnc671/
Itnne671/
Hinng671/
Gnnck670/
Hinnt670/
Gehnn670/

Ginn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ginn in the Hindi language
गिन्न्ginn85.71
गिन्न्ािginnai14.29
Ginn in the Russian language
Гиннginn-

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