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Etymology edit

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (high), or hīwan (household) + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun edit

Hinton (countable and uncountable, plural Hintons)

  1. A suburb of Port Stephens, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A number of places in England:
    1. A civil parish in east Dorset, served by the Vale of Allen Parish Council Group.
    2. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6803).
    3. A village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7376).
    4. A settlement in New Forest district, Hampshire, location of Hinton Admiral house and railway station (OS grid ref SZ2195).
    5. A village in Daventry district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP5352).
    6. A locality in Shropshire.
    7. A locality in Somerset.
    8. A hamlet in Blythburgh civil parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.
    2. A small city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
    3. A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
    5. A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
    6. A city, the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hinton is the 979th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35606 individuals. Hinton is most common among White (53.16%) and Black/African American (40.63%) individuals.

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