How common is the surname Hinds?

15,337 people in the United States had the surname Hinds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,131 Americans. It ranked 2,375th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hinds?

Sam Hinds, 5th Prime Minister of Guyana, followed by Aisha Hinds.

Where is the surname Hinds most common?

Wikidata records people named Hinds in the United States, Guyana and Canada and 1 other country.

Is the surname Hinds getting more or less common?

More common. 14,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,337 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Hinds

A surname, carried by 15,337 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hinds is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,337 people named Hinds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,131 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,291.

#2,375

rank among US surnames

15,337

people in 2010

5.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,319)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,366	Vann	15,416	20,028
#2,367	Wray	15,405	20,042
#2,368	Trinh	15,392	20,059
#2,369	Ruff	15,383	20,071
#2,370	Sousa	15,377	20,078
#2,371	Mahan	15,375	20,081
#2,372	Leone	15,364	20,095

Who is named Hinds

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Hinds identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hindss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Hinds
5th Prime Minister of Guyana, born 1943
Aisha Hinds
American actress, born 1975
Samuel S. Hinds
American actor (1875-1948)
Brent Hinds
American guitarist and singer (1974–2025)
Natalie Hinds
American swimmer, born 1993
Sterling Hinds
Athletics and football competitor, born 1961
Andrew Hinds
Barbadian athletics competitor (born 1984)
Sidney Hinds
American military officer and sport shooter (1900–1991)
James M. Hinds
American politician (1833-1868)

Notable Hindss come mostly from the United States (6), Guyana (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hinds

Hands

Hinds has the Soundex code H532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H532.

Questions

How common is the surname Hinds?: 15,337 people in the United States had the surname Hinds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,131 Americans. It ranked 2,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hinds?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Hinds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hinds?: Sam Hinds, 5th Prime Minister of Guyana, followed by Aisha Hinds.
Where is the surname Hinds most common?: Wikidata records people named Hinds in the United States, Guyana and Canada and 1 other country.
Is the surname Hinds getting more or less common?: More common. 14,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,337 in 2010, up 7.3%.