How common is the surname Spinney?

1,654 people in the United States had the surname Spinney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. It ranked 17,135th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spinney?

Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer (1933–2019).

Where is the surname Spinney most common?

Wikidata records people named Spinney in the United States.

Is the surname Spinney getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,654 in 2010, down 5.1%.

The surname Spinney

A surname, carried by 1,654 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spinney is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,654 people named Spinney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,743.

#17,135

rank among US surnames

1,654

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,433)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,127	Secord	1,656	186,441
#17,131	Luviano	1,655	186,553
#17,135	Godby	1,654	186,666
#17,142	Ally	1,653	186,779

Who is named Spinney

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

94% of people named Spinney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spinneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Caroll Spinney
American puppeteer (1933–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spinney

Spinney has the Soundex code S150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S150.

Questions

How common is the surname Spinney?: 1,654 people in the United States had the surname Spinney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. It ranked 17,135th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spinney?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Spinney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Spinney?: Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer (1933–2019).
Where is the surname Spinney most common?: Wikidata records people named Spinney in the United States.
Is the surname Spinney getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,654 in 2010, down 5.1%.