Find out how popular the last name Binney is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Binney.

Binney, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Binney surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Binney in America

Binney is the 29473rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Binney surname appeared 801 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Binney.

We can also compare 2010 data for Binney to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Binney

The surname Binney is of English origin, and it is believed to have emerged in the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Old English words "byne" or "binn," meaning a bin or a receptacle for storing crops. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a granary or a storehouse for grains.

The earliest recorded instances of the Binney surname can be traced back to the county of Northumberland in northern England. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a record of landowners and tenants, there is a mention of a "William de Bynney" from the village of Prudhoe.

During the Middle Ages, the Binney family was prominent in the town of Alnwick, also in Northumberland. In the 15th century, a Robert Binney served as the mayor of Alnwick, and his family's coat of arms is still displayed in the town's ancient church.

One notable member of the Binney family was Howell Binney, a Welsh-born lawyer and politician who lived from 1793 to 1870. He served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania and later as a United States Congressman.

In the 17th century, the Binney surname spread to other parts of England, including the counties of Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Benjamin Binney, born in 1663 in Derbyshire, was a prominent Quaker and a successful merchant and landowner.

The Binney family also has a long history in Scotland, particularly in the Lowlands. In the 16th century, John Binney was a prominent merchant and burgess (a member of the town's governing body) in the city of Glasgow.

Another notable figure with the Binney surname was Amos Binney, an American naturalist and conchologist (a specialist in the study of mollusks) who lived from 1803 to 1847. He made significant contributions to the field of malacology and had several species of mollusks named after him.

Throughout the centuries, the Binney name has been spelled in various ways, including Bynney, Bynny, and Binnie, reflecting the variations in regional dialects and spelling conventions of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Binney

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Binney.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Binney was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Binney has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Binney was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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