Given name & surname
Hinton
“a wealthy woman”
Hinton is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a wealthy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a wealthy woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hinton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 566
- 566 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 306 as a first name in 2020; 34,256 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hinton’s family of names
Hinton has a related form in Hintan. Hinton has a related form in Hintun. Hinton has a related form in Hyntan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hinton
- Hinton BattleAfrican-American actor, dancer, and choreographer1956–2024
- Hinton Rowan HelperAmerican activist (1829-1909)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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