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

Twinn, 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 Twinn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Twinn in America

Twinn is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Twinn surname appeared 164 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 Twinn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Twinn 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 Twinn

The surname Twinn has its origins in England and dates back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "twinne," meaning "double" or "twin." The name may have originally referred to someone who had a twin sibling or someone who worked as a twin maker, producing yarn or thread made from twisted fibers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where it appears as "Twynne." This suggests that the name was already in use in the medieval period and may have been more widespread in the eastern counties of England.

The Twinn surname is also found in various historical records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where it is spelled "Twynnr." This variation in spelling was common during this time, as standardized spelling conventions had not yet been established.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the Parish Registers of St. Peter's Church in Nottingham, where a John Twinn was recorded in 1581. This indicates that the name had spread to other parts of England by this time.

Notable individuals with the surname Twinn include William Twinn, a 17th-century English clergyman and author who was born in 1633 and died in 1711. He is best known for his work "The Scripture-Doctrine of the Reformation" published in 1683.

Another notable bearer of the name was John Twinn, an English architect who lived from 1711 to 1789. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in London, including the Foundling Hospital and the former Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford.

In the 18th century, the surname is found in the records of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Pennsylvania, indicating that some Twinn families had emigrated to the American colonies during this period.

The Twinn surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Twinnell in Derbyshire and Twinstead in Essex, although the direct connection between these places and the surname is not entirely clear.

Other notable individuals with the Twinn surname include Sir John Twinn, a 19th-century English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett from 1832 to 1847, and John Twinn, a 20th-century English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in the 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Twinn

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

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

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