Explore the Family Name Coin

The meaning of Coin

1. English (northern) and Scottish: variant of Coyne. 2. French: from coin ‘corner’, a topographic name for someone who lived on a street corner. 3. American shortened form of French Cointreau: nickname from Old French cointerel ‘gallant, vain, sly’. 4. Spanish (mainly Málaga; Coín): habitational name from the town of Coín in Málaga province, probably of Arabic origin. 5. Italian (Veneto; Coìn): nickname from the dialect word coìn ‘pigtail’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname 'Coin' held the rank of 31,592 in popularity in the year 2000, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 34,618, marking a decrease of around 9.58%. In terms of actual count, there were 692 individuals with the surname 'Coin' in 2000, and this number decreased by nearly 5.64% to 653 by 2010. The proportion of people with the Coin surname per 100,000 population also declined from 0.26 to 0.22 over the same period, a drop of approximately 15.38%.

20002010Change
Rank#31,592#34,618-9.58%
Count692653-5.64%
Proportion per 100k0.260.22-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coin

In regards to ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, individuals with the surname 'Coin' largely identified as White, with 87.86% in 2000 and an increase to 88.21% by 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase from 2.31% in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010, marking a growth of about 19.48%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a slight decrease from 6.21% to 5.67%. In 2010, some individuals identified themselves under two or more races, which was not the case in 2000. However, there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

20002010Change
White87.86%88.21%0.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native6.21%5.67%-8.7%
Hispanic2.31%2.76%19.48%
Two or More Races0%1.99%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black1.88%0%0%