Explore the Family Name Tinnin

The meaning of Tinnin

Irish: variant of Tinning, from Ó Teimhneáin, see Tynan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tinnin has seen a slight growth over the past decade. In 2000, Tinnin ranked 17,014 in terms of name prevalence across the United States; however, by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 16,327, indicating an increase in popularity of approximately 4.04%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 1,539 in 2000 to 1,765 in 2010, which is an increase of 14.68%. This data suggests that per every 100,000 people in the U.S., around 0.6 were likely to have Tinnin as their last name in 2010 - a minor uptick from the 0.57 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,014	#16,327	4.04%
Count	1,539	1,765	14.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.6	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tinnin

As for the ethnicity of those with the Tinnin surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting trends. The majority of individuals identified as White, representing 65.27% in 2010, a slight decrease from 66.99% in 2000. Those identifying as Black made up the next largest group at 26.46%, down from 27.55% ten years prior. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with the Tinnin surname grew significantly from 2.14% to 3.57%. There was also a notable increase in those who identified as two or more races, jumping from 1.56% in 2000 to 2.78% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native rounded out the distribution with minimal changes in their respective percentages.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.99%	65.27%	-2.57%
Black	27.55%	26.46%	-3.96%
Hispanic	2.14%	3.57%	66.82%
Two or More Races	1.56%	2.78%	78.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.36%	1.59%	16.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.34%	-12.82%