Explore the Family Name Hinde

The meaning of Hinde

English: 1. post-medieval variant of Hine ‘servant, farm laborer’, with excrescent -d, found especially in northern England. 2. perhaps a nickname from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’, alluding either to timidity or to fleetness of foot.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Hinde" has decreased over a decade. In 2000, the surname ranked 27,526 in terms of popularity but fell to 30,630 by 2010, marking an 11.28% drop. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 824 in 2000 to 761 in 2010, a 7.65% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of people in the population with this surname per 100k also fell by 16.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#30,630	-11.28%
Count	824	761	-7.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.26	-16.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hinde

Regarding ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, most bearers of the surname "Hinde" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 94.78% to 93.43%. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase over the same period, rising from 0.61% to 2.63%, a change of 331.15%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races slightly decreased from 2.67% to 2.37%. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small percentage (0.79%) that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, which wasn't the case in 2000. However, there were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, compared to some representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.78%	93.43%	-1.42%
Hispanic	0.61%	2.63%	331.15%
Two or More Races	2.67%	2.37%	-11.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Black	1.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%