How common is the surname Hinkle?

22,983 people in the United States had the surname Hinkle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. It ranked 1,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hinkle?

Marin Hinkle, American actress, followed by Jackson Hinkle.

Where is the surname Hinkle most common?

Wikidata records people named Hinkle in the United States.

Is the surname Hinkle getting more or less common?

More common. 22,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,983 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hinkle

A surname, carried by 22,983 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hinkle is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,983 people named Hinkle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,581.

#1,565

rank among US surnames

22,983

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,449)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,556	Hidalgo	23,134	13,346
#1,557	Cabral	23,128	13,349
#1,558	Samuel	23,125	13,351
#1,559	Lacy	23,110	13,360
#1,560	Gallo	23,056	13,391
#1,561	Egan	23,048	13,396
#1,562	Aldridge	23,034	13,404

Who is named Hinkle

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

90% of people named Hinkle identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hinkles

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marin Hinkle
American actress, born 1966
Jackson Hinkle
American political commentator, born 1999
James F. Hinkle
American politician (1864-1951)
Jaelene Hinkle
American soccer player, born 1993
Beatrice M. Hinkle
American Jungian psychiatrist (1874–1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hinkle

Hinkle has the Soundex code H524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H524.

Questions

How common is the surname Hinkle?: 22,983 people in the United States had the surname Hinkle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. It ranked 1,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hinkle?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hinkle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hinkle?: Marin Hinkle, American actress, followed by Jackson Hinkle.
Where is the surname Hinkle most common?: Wikidata records people named Hinkle in the United States.
Is the surname Hinkle getting more or less common?: More common. 22,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,983 in 2010, up 1.8%.