Explore the Family Name Hindle

The meaning of Hindle

English (Lancashire and West Yorkshire)): 1. habitational name from Hindle in Altham Chapelry (Lancashire), from Old English hind ‘hind, female deer’ + hyll ‘hill’. 2. habitational name from Hendal in Withyham or Hendall in Buxted (both Sussex), from Old English hind ‘hind, female deer’ + dæl ‘valley’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hindle saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 22,053 in popularity and had 1,095 individuals bearing it. However, by 2010, although the count increased slightly to 1,111, the rank dropped to 23,002. This represents a -4.3 change in rank but a 1.46 increase in count. Additionally, the proportion per 100k people also dipped by -7.32, moving from 0.41 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,053	#23,002	-4.3%
Count	1,095	1,111	1.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hindle

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Hindle surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority remained White (96.35% in 2000 to 95.86% in 2010), there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic from 1.00% to 1.53%. The percentage of Black individuals bearing the name Hindle dropped from 0.82% to 0%, while there was a slight decrease among those reporting two or more races, going from 1.00% to 0.81%. Interestingly, the number of Asian/Pacific Islanders bearing the Hindle surname appeared for the first time in 2010 at 0.90%. There were no changes reported for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	95.86%	-0.51%
Hispanic	1%	1.53%	53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
Two or More Races	1%	0.81%	-19%
Black	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%