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

Kinne, 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 Kinne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kinne in America

Kinne is the 9466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kinne surname appeared 3,437 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 Kinne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kinne 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 Kinne

The surname KINNE is of English origin, traced back to the early medieval period around the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "cyn," meaning "family" or "race," and was likely used as a descriptive surname for someone who was considered part of a particular clan or lineage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KINNE surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1176, where a person named William Kinne is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use during the late 12th century in the English county of Lincolnshire.

The KINNE surname has also been associated with the place name Kenning, a small village in the county of Essex, England. It is possible that some individuals bearing this surname may have originated from or resided in this area, adopting the name as a locational identifier.

In the 13th century, the KINNE surname appeared in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire, where a person named Henry Kynne was recorded in 1286. This indicates the surname's presence in the Midlands region of England during that time period.

Notable historical figures with the KINNE surname include John Kinne (1619-1703), an early settler and one of the founders of Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the American colony. Another prominent individual was William Kinne (c. 1640-1720), a colonial military officer who served in King Philip's War and became a captain in the Massachusetts militia.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, variations in the spelling of the KINNE surname emerged, such as Kynne, Kynny, and Kinny. These spelling variations were common due to the lack of standardized orthography at the time.

In the 19th century, notable individuals with the KINNE surname included Richard Kinne (1808-1889), an American politician who served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, and Charles Kinne (1826-1890), a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

Throughout its history, the KINNE surname has been found across various parts of England, particularly in the counties of Lincolnshire, Essex, and Staffordshire, as well as in the American colonies and later, the United States, where it was carried by early English settlers and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kinne

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

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

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