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    The surname Tinkham

    A surname, carried by 1,741 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T525

    Tinkham: #16,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tinkham #16,502, 1,741 people Tinkham: #16,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tinkham #16,502, 1,741 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tinkham is more common than 89.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,741 people named Tinkham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,338 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,724.

    #16,502
    rank among US surnames
    1,741
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,570)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,494Tschida1,742177,236
    #16,502Kittredge1,741177,338
    #16,509Everman1,740177,440

    Who is named Tinkham

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

    96% of people named Tinkham identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Tinkham?
    1,741 people in the United States had the surname Tinkham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,338 Americans. It ranked 16,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tinkham?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tinkham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Tinkham getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,741 in 2010, up 1.0%.