Shinn Surname
Approximately 14,824 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShinn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,386 | 1:31,834 | 3,983 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| England | 725 | 1:76,852 | 8,678 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 1:10,751 | 1,842 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| South Korea | 40 | 1:1,281,006 | 350 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 509 | 1:47,889 | 5,906 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,254 | 1:22,280 | 2,797 |
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.
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 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.’
Robert and Geoffry de Siena, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the Irish Shinan, originally O’Shanahan; a personal name (Lower).
Shinn Demographics
Shinn Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shinn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shinn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shinn (Hindi: शिन्न, Russian: Шинн) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shinn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shinn is the 35,627th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 491,605 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Shinn reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,684th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 464 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 11,386 people, or 1 in 31,834. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found 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 frequency of Shinn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shinn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shinn last name 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
Shinn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shinn in the Hindi language | ||
| शिन्न | sinna | - |
| Shinn in the Russian language | ||
| Шинн | sinn | - |
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