Explore the Family Name Chinnock

The meaning of Chinnock

English (West Country): habitational name from East or West Chinnock in Somerset, early recorded as Cinioch. The name is of uncertain origin; according to Mills, it may from a derivative of Old English cinu ‘deep valley’, or possibly from an old hill name of Celtic origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Chinnock demonstrated a small decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Chinnock was ranked 69,201 in popularity with 265 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank dropped to 73,911 and the count of individuals with this surname fell slightly to 262. This change represents a decrease of about 6.81% in rank and approximately 1.13% in total count. The proportion per 100k people also declined by 10.0%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#73,911	-6.81%
Count	265	262	-1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chinnock

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chinnock, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, about 95.85% of Chinnocks were White, falling slightly to 95.42% in 2010. The data for 2010 does show a small emergence of Black individuals carrying the Chinnock name, at 1.91%. No significant changes have been reported for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with the data either suppressed (S) or remaining at 0 over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	95.42%	-0.45%
Black	0%	1.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%