How common is the surname Hynes?

8,104 people in the United States had the surname Hynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,098 Americans. It ranked 4,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hynes?

Louis Hynes, British actor, followed by John Hynes.

Where is the surname Hynes most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hynes?

Hynes is /haɪnz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hynes getting more or less common?

More common. 7,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,104 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Hynes

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 8,104 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). Hynes is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Eidhin (“descendant of Eidhin”).

Hynes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 8,104 people named Hynes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,098 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,807.

#4,388

rank among US surnames

8,104

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,208)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,379	Fain	8,122	38,013
#4,380	Ramsay	8,120	38,023
#4,381	Manriquez	8,119	38,028
#4,382	Fort	8,117	38,037
#4,383	Troy	8,109	38,074
#4,384	Clem	8,107	38,084
#4,386	Montemayor	8,106	38,089

Who is named Hynes

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

90% of people named Hynes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hyness

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louis Hynes
British actor, born 2001
John Hynes
American ice hockey coach, born 1975
Richard Hynes
British biologist and molecular biologist (1944–2026)

Notable Hyness come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hynes

Hynes 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 Hynes come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Eidhin (“descendant of Eidhin”).
How common is the surname Hynes?: 8,104 people in the United States had the surname Hynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,098 Americans. It ranked 4,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hynes?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hynes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hynes?: Louis Hynes, British actor, followed by John Hynes.
Where is the surname Hynes most common?: Wikidata records people named Hynes in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hynes?: Hynes is /haɪnz/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Hynes?: Hynes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hynes getting more or less common?: More common. 7,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,104 in 2010, up 3.8%.