Hinkson Surname

114,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Hinkson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hinxton,' a parish in Cambridgeshire, nine miles from Cambridge. It is almost certain that the American Hinkson is a modified form.

Walter de Hinxston, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Hinkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3751:152,61415,662
Barbados6861:419110
Trinidad and Tobago3251:4,197689
Canada1861:198,09519,415
England1671:333,64124,529
Panama691:56,6992,645
Saint Lucia461:3,887565
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Belize291:12,2581,436
Australia291:930,88655,860
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:110,61411,006

Hinkson (31) may also be a first name.

Hinkson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hinxton,' a parish in Cambridgeshire, nine miles from Cambridge. It is almost certain that the American Hinkson is a modified form.

Walter de Hinxston, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1785. Married — Philip Hingston and Ann Saint John: St. George, Hanover Square.

1796. — Thomas Hingston and Phillis Burgess: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Hingston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hinkson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hinkson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hinkson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hinkson? popularity and diffusion

Hinkson is the 114,083rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,798,062 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hinkson live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hinkson is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,375 people, or 1 in 152,614. In The United States Hinkson is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 17 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 8 percent are found.

Hinkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hinkson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hinkson last name increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hinkson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hinkson last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hinkson last name are 1.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Hinkson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,702 CAD per year.

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