Explore the Family Name Sinanan

The meaning of Sinanan

Indian: unexplained. This surname is found in Trinidad and Tobago; it is not used in India.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sinanan has seen a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 66,878 in 2000 to 57,372 in 2010, representing an increase of 14.21%. There was also an uptick in the count of individuals with the Sinanan surname, which rose by 28.62% from 276 in 2000 to 355 in 2010. Moreover, proportionally, the occurrence of this surname per 100,000 people increased by 20% over the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#66,878#57,37214.21%
Count27635528.62%
Proportion per 100k0.10.1220%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sinanan

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts among those bearing the Sinanan surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the highest proportions of Sinanans identified as Two or More Races (35.51%) and Black (27.17%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander (21.74%). However, by 2010 the largest portion identified as Black (42.82%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander (24.23%) and Hispanic (9.86%). During this time period, there was a decline in the percentage of Sinanans identifying as Two or More Races (-54.77%), while those identifying as Black and Hispanic increased by 57.60% and 60.06% respectively. The data for White and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy.

20002010Change
Black27.17%42.82%57.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander21.74%24.23%11.45%
Two or More Races35.51%16.06%-54.77%
Hispanic6.16%9.86%60.06%
White6.88%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native2.54%0%0%