How common is the surname Hines?

71,717 people in the United States had the surname Hines in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,305 Americans. It ranked 462nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hines?

Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (1946–2003), followed by Cheryl Hines.

Where is the surname Hines most common?

Wikidata records people named Hines in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Hines?

Hines is /haɪnz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hines getting more or less common?

More common. 68,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 71,717 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Hines

An Irish surname, carried by 71,717 people in the United States.

Pronounced /haɪnz/ 1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hines is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 71,717 people named Hines in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,305 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 68,145.

#462

rank among US surnames

71,717

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #432)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#453	Webster	72,625	4,251
#454	Goodwin	72,451	4,261
#455	Fischer	72,357	4,267
#456	Huang	72,328	4,269
#457	Potter	72,175	4,278
#458	Delacruz	72,109	4,282
#459	Montoya	71,844	4,297

Who is named Hines

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

58% of people named Hines identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hiness

17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregory Hines
American actor and dancer (1946–2003)
Cheryl Hines
American actress, born 1965
Jim Hines
American sprinter and football player (1946–2023)
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist (1903–1983)
Brendan Hines
American actor and singer, born 1976
Kyle Hines
American basketball player (born 1986)
Robert Hines
American astronaut, born 1975
Garrett Hines
American bobsledder, born 1969
Connie Hines
American actress (1931-2009)
Tiffany Hines
American actress, born 1983
Zavon Hines
Association football player (born 1988)
Maurice Hines
American singer, actor and director, 1943–2023

Notable Hiness come mostly from the United States (16) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hines

Hines has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hines come from?: Hines is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Hines?: 71,717 people in the United States had the surname Hines in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,305 Americans. It ranked 462nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hines?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Hines identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hines?: Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (1946–2003), followed by Cheryl Hines.
Where is the surname Hines most common?: Wikidata records people named Hines in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hines?: Hines is /haɪnz/, one syllable.
Is the surname Hines getting more or less common?: More common. 68,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 71,717 in 2010, up 5.2%.