Explore the Family Name Chinni

The meaning of Chinni

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): descriptive nickname from Telugu chinna ‘small’.

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How common is the last name Chinni in the United States?

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the popularity of the surname Chinni has seen a substantial increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 94,227th in frequency and was held by approximately 180 people, or 0.07 per 100,000 people in the country. By 2010, however, it had jumped nearly 17,000 places to rank 77,264th, with the number of people sharing this surname increasing to 248, or about 0.08 per 100,000 people. This represents an increase of about 18% in rank and a considerable 37.78% increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,227	#77,264	18%
Count	180	248	37.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chinni

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shift among those with the Chinni surname. In 2000, the majority of Chinnis identified as White (87.78%), with a smaller proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (10.56%). However, by 2010, while the largest number still identified as White, the percentage had dropped to 66.53%, indicating a decrease of 24.21%. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase, jumping to 30.24%, representing a substantial 186.36% increase. During both census years, no Chinnis identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The data also showed no Chinnis identifying as being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.78%	66.53%	-24.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.56%	30.24%	186.36%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%