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    The surname Shinnick

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 662 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S520

    Shinnick: #34,272 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Shinnick #34,272, 662 people Shinnick: #34,272 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Shinnick #34,272, 662 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shinnick is more common than 78.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Tinney.

    Shinnick 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 662 people named Shinnick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 637.

    #34,272
    rank among US surnames
    662
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #33,735)

    Who is named Shinnick

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

    94% of people named Shinnick identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Shinnick come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Tinney.
    How common is the surname Shinnick?
    662 people in the United States had the surname Shinnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. It ranked 34,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shinnick?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Shinnick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Shinnick?
    Shinnick is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Shinnick getting more or less common?
    More common. 637 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 662 in 2010, up 3.9%.