Explore the Family Name Hin
The meaning of Hin
1. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 邢, see Xing 1. 2. Chinese: possibly from a Cantonese form of the Chinese name 軒 (meaning ‘lofty’), a monosyllabic personal name, or part of a disyllabic personal name of some 19th-century Chinese immigrants in the US. 3. Cambodian: written ហ៊ិន, unexplained. 4. Dutch: North Holland short form of Hindriks, vowel variant of Hendriks. Compare Hink. 5. South German: unexplained. It is found mainly in the southwestern part of Baden-Württemberg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Hin in the United States?
The surname Hin has seen a significant increase in popularity over the years, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. During the period of 2000 to 2010, the rank of the name improved from 44,350 to 34,835, a positive change of 21.45%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by 41.79%, from 457 people in 2000 to 648 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people increased by 29.41% from 0.17 to 0.22 during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #44,350 | #34,835 | 21.45% |
| Count | 457 | 648 | 41.79% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.17 | 0.22 | 29.41% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hin
When considering ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Hin identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, making up 77.31% of Hins in 2010, a slight increase from 77.02% in 2000. There was, however, a decline in the percentage of white individuals carrying the surname, decreasing from 13.57% in 2000 to 11.27% in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Hin surname saw growth of 37.44%, while the portion of Black individuals with the Hin surname appeared in the 2010 census at 3.86%, after being unrecorded in 2000. The number of people identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy in the 2010 census, and there were no recorded American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Hin surname in either 2000 or 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 77.02% | 77.31% | 0.38% |
| White | 13.57% | 11.27% | -16.95% |
| Hispanic | 4.38% | 6.02% | 37.44% |
| Black | 0% | 3.86% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 3.06% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |