Hynds Surname

129,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,498 people bear this surname

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

Hynds Surname Definition:

(English) One who worked as a domestic servant.

Hynds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Thailand5341:132,28220,291
England4141:134,58513,229
Northern Ireland3591:5,139974
Honduras2711:32,5331,034
Scotland2701:19,8292,316
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Australia1221:221,27621,136
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Jamaica781:36,7942,499
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Panama41:978,06412,245
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2561:17,3042,114
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1141:32,8352,713
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

Hynds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who worked as a domestic servant.

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

Hynds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hynds is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hynds? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,383rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,083,346 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hynds are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,055 people, or 1 in 343,563. In The United States Hynds is most numerous in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Hynds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hynds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hynds surname rose 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 591 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hynds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hynds surname is primarily Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hynds are 13.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Hynds earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning R 273,240 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyneds910/
Haynds910/
Hynd892,858/
Ynds892/
Hinds8040,871/
Hynts8058/
Hends8056/
Huynd805/
Khynd801/
Hynnd801/
Yonds800/
Ynd753/
Hainds7389/
Hindse7317/
Hyntse739/
Hindsø737/
Haynts736/
Hayned734/
Ohynts734/
Heinds733/
Hynets732/
Khynts732/
Heynts731/
Heyndt731/
Hiends731/
Hoinds730/
Chinds730/
Hindds730/
Hind6717,832/
Hend673,774/
Yind67855/
Yond67184/
Ends67137/
Hoynets67101/
Hync6773/
Hendsch6768/
Khaynts6742/
Chynets6732/
Ohynets6716/
Khynets6712/
Hynt6711/
Hindsch678/
Haysind673/
Inds672/
Hynz672/
Hayntse672/
Hycents671/
Jhnd671/
Chyngys671/
Hycints671/
Ehnd671/
Hymd671/
Yhnd671/
Yndh671/
Yndp671/
Yndt671/
Yndx671/
Yntd671/
Ynts671/

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