Splinter

See also: splinter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Splinter.

Proper noun

Splinter (plural Splinters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Splinter is the 34707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Splinter is most common among White (95.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Splinter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.