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

Kinnaman, 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 Kinnaman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kinnaman in America

Kinnaman is the 16125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kinnaman surname appeared 1,795 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kinnaman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kinnaman 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 Kinnaman

The surname Kinnaman has its origins in Scotland, where it first emerged in the Scottish Lowlands in the 16th century. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the Gaelic surname "MacConmaidh," which means "son of the world's lord" or "son of the prosperous one."

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Kinnaman can be found in the parish records of Lanarkshire, Scotland, where a William Kinnaman was born in 1612. The name was also found in other parts of Scotland, such as Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

In the 17th century, the Kinnaman family was well-established in the Scottish Lowlands, and several members of the family were involved in various professions, including farming, trade, and the military. One notable figure from this period was John Kinnaman (1655-1721), a merchant and landowner in Ayrshire.

As the Scottish diaspora spread across the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Kinnaman surname traveled with them. By the late 19th century, the name had become established in various parts of the United States and Canada, particularly in areas with significant Scottish immigration.

Some notable individuals with the surname Kinnaman throughout history include:

1. Robert Kinnaman (1833-1912), a Scottish-born American Civil War veteran and farmer who settled in Illinois.
2. Mary Kinnaman (1859-1943), an American educator and suffragist from Indiana.
3. John Kinnaman (1874-1956), a Scottish-born Canadian politician and businessman in British Columbia.
4. Andrew Kinnaman (1892-1971), an American baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1910s.
5. Margaret Kinnaman (1925-2018), an American author and journalist known for her works on the history of the American West.

While the Kinnaman surname may have evolved from its Scottish origins over the centuries, it remains a testament to the rich cultural heritage and history of Scotland and its people.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kinnaman

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

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 Kinnaman 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 Kinnaman 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 Kinnaman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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