Sinkins Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sinkins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon.' Sinkinson is a corruption of Simkinson; v. Simkin. compare Ransom for Ranson, and Milsom for Milson, an opposite tendency.

Synkyn-dogter (i.e. the daughter of Simkin), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Sinkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada481:767,61660,775
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales51:618,90625,852
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sinkins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon.' Sinkinson is a corruption of Simkinson; v. Simkin. compare Ransom for Ranson, and Milsom for Milson, an opposite tendency.

Synkyn-dogter (i.e. the daughter of Simkin), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1630. Baptised — Samuel, s. Simon Sinkinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Thomas, s. John Sinson: ibid.

1794. Married — James Evans and Susanna Sinkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Simkins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Simpkins, a diminutive of Simon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sinkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinkins is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Sinkins reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

Sinkins is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Sinkins is most common in: Greater London, where 26 percent live, Cornwall, where 22 percent live and Somerset, where 13 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Sinkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sinkins has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sinkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sinkins are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sinkins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.33% less than the national average, earning R 103,776 per year; in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,200 CAD per year.

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