Explore the Family Name Kinch

The meaning of Kinch

1. English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English kinche, kenche, a metathesized side-form of kniche, kneche ‘bundle, bunch, sheaf, parcel’. 2. Irish (Wicklow): shortened form of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Aonghuis ‘son of Angus’ (see McGinnis). 3. Americanized form of South German Kintsch, a variant of Künz (see Kunz).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kinch ranked 15,490th in popularity in 2000 and moved slightly to 15,503rd in 2010, a small decline of 0.08%. During this decade, the number of individuals bearing this surname increased by approximately 8.82%, going from 1,735 in 2000 to 1,888 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,490	#15,503	-0.08%
Count	1,735	1,888	8.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.64	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kinch

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kinch. In 2000, the majority of those with this surname identified as White, at 85.53%, a figure which decreased marginally to 85.12% in 2010. Over the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.02% to 3.07%. The number of individuals identifying as Black was relatively stable, reducing slightly from 9.57% to 9.53%. Those who identified under two or more races saw a significant decrease, dropping by 45.02%. There were no recorded instances of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.53%	85.12%	-0.48%
Black	9.57%	9.53%	-0.42%
Hispanic	2.02%	3.07%	51.98%
Two or More Races	2.31%	1.27%	-45.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%