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    The surname Hinnant

    A surname, carried by 2,336 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H553

    Hinnant: #13,121 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hinnant #13,121, 2,336 people Hinnant: #13,121 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hinnant #13,121, 2,336 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hinnant is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,336 people named Hinnant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,168 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,292.

    #13,121
    rank among US surnames
    2,336
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #12,418)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,115Leming2,337132,112
    #13,121Hinnant2,336132,168
    #13,124Mowrey2,335132,225
    #13,127Flannigan2,334132,282

    Who is named Hinnant

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

    49% of people named Hinnant identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 49%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hinnant?
    2,336 people in the United States had the surname Hinnant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,168 Americans. It ranked 13,121st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hinnant?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Hinnant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Hinnant getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,336 in 2010, up 1.9%.