Shinn Surname

35,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Shinn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chine,' from residence thereby. A chine was a crevice or chasm; compare Black Gang Chine, or Shanklin Chine. In the Historical English Dictionary are such variants as Chyne, Chynne, Chinne, or Chin (v.

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Shinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3861:31,8343,983
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
England7251:76,8528,678
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Australia801:337,44628,659
Luxembourg541:10,7511,842
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
South Korea401:1,281,006350
Israel391:219,42720,804
Portugal381:274,16410,086
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China61:227,886,92811,701
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2541:22,2802,797

Shinn (464) may also be a first name.

Shinn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chine,' from residence thereby. A chine was a crevice or chasm; compare Black Gang Chine, or Shanklin Chine. In the Historical English Dictionary are such variants as Chyne, Chynne, Chinne, or Chin (v. Chine). The 'g' in Ching is evidently an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jenins.

Henry de Chine, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Chynne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1803. Married — Charles Ching and Mary Osland: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. — Isaac Chinn and Sarah Stacey: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This is clearly a variant of Chinn (v. Ching). Both hail from Cambridgeshire.

1629. Buried — Mary Shinn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — Benjamin Hardwick Shinn and Elizabeth Knight Ayies: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — William Shinn and Mary Nichols: ibid.

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

A weak form of Sheen, q.v.

There may have been confusion with Chinn, q.v. The name can hardly be the Old English scinn(a, ‘demon,’ ‘spectre.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Robert and Geoffry de Siena, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Irish Shinan, originally O’Shanahan; a personal name (Lower).

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

Shinn Last Name Facts

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

Shinn (Hindi: शिन्न, Russian: Шинн) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shinn is the 35,627th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 491,605 people. Shinn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shinn are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,684th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 464 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,386 people, or 1 in 31,834. In The United States Shinn is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 13 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Shinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shinn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shinn surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shinn surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shinn are 14.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shinn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.52% more than the national average, earning R 376,692 per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schinn91339/
Shinne9174/
Sheinn912/
Shinng911/
Shainn911/
Sshinn910/
Shin89343,975/
Sinn897,526/
Shingne83623/
Schuinn8311/
Shinnhe835/
Shainne831/
Sechinn831/
Scheinn830/
Shein8045,336/
Shina8037,664/
Shine8032,867/
Shing8019,982/
Sinnh8017,517/
Chinn8011,757/
Shain806,087/
Shinh801,292/
Shind801,067/
Shoin80934/
Shien80720/
Shuin80543/
Schin80521/
Shion80303/
Sinne80267/
Sinng8079/
Shenn8076/
Shynn8068/
Seinn8060/
Shihn8052/
Sainn8050/
Suinn8036/
Shhin8019/
Shint8015/
Sinnk8011/
Szinn804/
Jshin803/
Sehnn803/
Hshin802/
Shijn802/
Shitn801/
Shgin801/
Hsinn801/
Scinn801/
Sinnt801/
Soinn801/
Shimn801/
Shinq801/
Schainne771/
Schinndt770/
Scheisnn770/
Sin751,271,131/
Shingh738,181/
Schein735,171/
Schina731,286/
Sechin731,029/
Sinngh731,013/
Schien73682/
Schain73585/
Shitin73371/
Shaine73299/
Schenn73294/
Schuin73283/
Sichin73252/
Chinne73220/
Sienne73184/
Sahain73142/
Sainne73134/
Soinne73117/
Shienh7385/
Sheink7378/
Sychin7372/
Singne7368/
Shinhe7356/
Shchin7354/
Schönn7349/
Shimne7347/
Shenne7345/
Schion7341/
Shisen7340/
Shigne7327/
Sheing7325/
Shoine7324/
Shaing7323/
Shindh7322/
Sheine7322/
Shetin7318/
Shynne7314/
Sehenn7312/
Shsinh7311/
Shaain738/
Sinndh737/
Shinhg736/
Shaind736/
Seinne736/
Shshin735/
Chinnì735/
Sahein735/
Shaihn735/
Sheenn734/
Shinkh734/
Shinck734/
Shiten734/
Hshain733/
Sheann733/
Shhain733/
Shainh733/
Schijn732/
Schint732/
Shuing732/
Chainn732/
Chinng732/
Shhina731/
Schoin731/
Hshing731/
Sjhein731/
Siennh731/
Shinhh731/
Shesin731/
Shehnn731/
Sheind731/
Shenng731/
Shisne731/
Sshine731/
Sesinn731/
Shuint731/
Sschin731/
D'Sinn731/
Shoing731/
Chisnn730/
Schisn730/
Shennk730/
Sinnck730/
Schuinndt711/
Shen671,715,245/
Sinh671,038,164/
Sing67662,440/
Chin67532,914/
Sain6781,481/
Sein6765,135/
Senn6723,278/
Sine6717,766/
Shim6717,132/
Zinn6713,056/
Sint679,938/
Sehn674,504/
Soin673,525/
Sien673,132/
Suin672,905/
Shahein672,793/
Saichin671,104/
Hsin671,063/
Sind67941/
Shyn67790/
Söhn67665/
Simn67609/
Shichen67569/
Szin67397/
Sjin67348/
Shinova67265/
Synn67232/
Sihn67201/
Shjn67198/
Sischin67126/
Schingh67117/
Syching6793/
Shahain6761/
Shiceng6757/
Schuind6749/
Schaink6746/
Schoenn6743/
Schøien6737/
Sheinck6737/
Siehien6736/
Shichin6734/
Zsin6733/
Cinn6729/
Sähn6729/
Shsingh6728/
Schuink6727/
Scheing6720/
Schuijn6719/
Sänn6719/
Schetin6718/
Soichin6718/
Sühn6717/
Scheink6715/
Cheinne6712/
Ssin6712/
Šinn6712/
Sünn6712/
Seachin6712/
Seschin6711/
Shuindt6711/
Schindt6710/
Shiting6710/
Shhn6710/
Shettin678/
Shaytin678/
Siechin678/
Schuint678/
Schitin677/
Schönne677/
Shaingh676/
Siching676/
Seechin675/
Geeshin675/
Xinn675/
Shaggin675/
Xhin675/
Shainkh674/
Shaynne674/
Sgin674/
Scin674/
Sinnová674/
Hcin674/
Hzin674/
Shinowa673/
Schiten673/
Shengne673/
Schesin673/
Chingne673/
Sinq673/
Sisn673/
Shechin672/
Schenng672/
Scheint672/
Jsin672/
Schintt672/
Shssain672/
Sheinhe672/
Sheanne672/
Sheetin672/
Şhin672/
Schuine672/
Saychin671/
Seychin671/
Sinnova671/
Chuinne671/
Scheimn671/
Schoine671/
Schennk671/
Schynne671/
Shuingh671/
Shimngh671/
Shaindh671/
Shaitin671/
Sheatin671/
Syhn671/
Soychin671/
Sheisen671/
Sehesin671/
Sheisin671/
Shinque671/
Shingue671/
Schintd671/
Sohhina671/
Suhhina671/
Sitn671/
Shchein671/
Shchenn671/
Shchoin671/
Shchuin671/
Shinová671/
Shøn671/
Ssichin671/
Sahaain671/
Sahhien671/
Seching671/
Schégin671/
Shiteng671/
Shising671/
Shuigne671/
Sshittn671/
Sheasin671/
Sehetin671/
Shittin671/
Shajsin671/
Sxhn671/
Szhn671/
Chainnt671/
Hsichin671/
Sheesin670/
Chesinn670/
Schuimn670/
Sinndtt670/
Schaing670/
Sehsien670/
Shitten670/
Shesihn670/

Shinn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shinn in the Hindi language
शिन्नsinna-
Shinn in the Russian language
Шиннsinn-

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