Explore the Family Name Hinojos

The meaning of Hinojos

Spanish: topographic name for someone who lived in a place where fennel grew in abundance, from hinojo ‘fennel’, or a habitational name from Hinojos in Huelva province, Andalusia. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Jesus, Alberto, Alfonso, Angel, Armando, Efrain, Enrique, Juan, Ramon, Salvador, Adauto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hinojos has seen an increase in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 9187 and by 2010, climbed up the ranks to 8274, illustrating a nearly 10% increase in its rank. The count of people with this surname also grew by approximately 23%, from 3265 in 2000 to 4006 in 2010. The proportion of individuals named Hinojos per 100,000 people similarly increased by 12.4%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,187	#8,274	9.94%
Count	3,265	4,006	22.7%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.36	12.4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hinojos

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates that the Hinojos surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, 92.68% of those with the surname identified as Hispanic, increasing slightly to 94.11% in 2010. The White ethnic group saw a decrease of roughly 17%, moving from 6.16% in 2000 to 5.14% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased by about 27%. Interestingly, there was no data for the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander categories in 2000, but in 2010, 0.17% of individuals with the Hinojos surname identified as Black while the Asian/Pacific Islander category remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.68%	94.11%	1.54%
White	6.16%	5.14%	-16.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0.4%	-27.27%
Black	0%	0.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.4%	0%	0%