Hinton Surname
Approximately 59,313 people bear this surname
Hinton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hinton.' Parishes in the the Dioceses of Salisbury, Winchester, Oxford, Peterborough, and Bath and Wells.
Thomas de Hynton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameHinton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44,600 | 1:8,127 | 961 |
| England | 7,356 | 1:7,575 | 1,108 |
| Australia | 3,612 | 1:7,474 | 1,106 |
| Canada | 1,379 | 1:26,719 | 3,563 |
| New Zealand | 1,060 | 1:4,272 | 665 |
| Wales | 392 | 1:7,894 | 876 |
| Scotland | 210 | 1:25,494 | 2,778 |
| South Africa | 174 | 1:311,366 | 29,669 |
| Northern Ireland | 105 | 1:17,572 | 2,254 |
| Philippines | 50 | 1:2,024,764 | 119,725 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 56 | 1:79,105 | 5,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,921 | 1:6,217 | 954 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:23,764 | 1,369 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:3,392 | 374 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,789 | 1:7,397 | 936 |
Hinton (685) may also be a first name.
Hinton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hinton.' Parishes in the the Dioceses of Salisbury, Winchester, Oxford, Peterborough, and Bath and Wells.
Thomas de Hynton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Lucia de Hineton, Berkshire, ibid.
Matilda de Hinton, Middlesex, ibid.
John de Hinton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger de Hinton, Dorset, ibid.
1544. Buried — Griphet Hyntonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.
(English) belonging to Hinton = 1 Hind (Hine)- Town, i.e. the Enclosure of the (Farm) Servants [Old English hína, genit. pl. of híwa, híga, a servant + tún] 2 the High Town: v. Hampton (A few Hintons, e.g. in Somerset, occur in Domesday Book as Hantona).
(English) One who came from Hinton (homestead on high land, or the monk's homestead), the name of many places in England.
Parishes and places in cos. Salop, Hants, Somerset, Wilts, Gloucester, Northampton, Dorset, Berks, &c.
Hinton is the name of a town and of hamlets in the county. Thomas Hinton was a bailiff of Ludlow in 1708 (W.).
Hinton Demographics
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Hinton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hinton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hinton (Arabic: هنتون) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hinton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,541st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 122,866 people. The surname Hinton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Hinton live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hinton is also the 316,139th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 685 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 44,600 people, or 1 in 8,127. In The United States Hinton is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Hinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hinton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hinton last name rose 657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 594 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hinton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hinton surname is principally Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hinton surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.83% registered with the political party.
The amount Hinton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,520 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.64% more than the national average, earning R 403,128 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,638 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hinton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hinton in the Arabic language | ||
| هنتون | hntwn | - |
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Hinton Reference & Research
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