Explore the Family Name Hinks

The meaning of Hinks

English (West Midlands): variant of Hink, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hinks has increased over a 10-year span. In 2000, it was ranked as the 45,482nd most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 42,858th position, showing a rise in popularity of 5.77%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also increased from 443 in 2000 to 505 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,482	#42,858	5.77%
Count	443	505	14%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hinks

The ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census provided interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Hinks surname. As of 2010, the majority of individuals with the Hinks surname were identified as White, making up 88.32% of the total, even though this was a slight decrease of 0.94% since the 2000 census. The next largest group were those identifying as Black, comprising 5.54%, a small decrease from 2000. The proportion of people identifying as Hispanic saw a significant surge of 162.83%, bringing the percentage up to 2.97% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also grew by 26.60%, reaching 2.57% in 2010. However, the numbers for persons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 were suppressed, and no data was available for American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.16%	88.32%	-0.94%
Black	6.09%	5.54%	-9.03%
Hispanic	1.13%	2.97%	162.83%
Two or More Races	2.03%	2.57%	26.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%