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

Vinton, 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 Vinton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vinton in America

Vinton is the 15183rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vinton surname appeared 1,940 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 Vinton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vinton 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 Vinton

The surname Vinton traces its origins to the Anglo-Norman French name de Vinton, deriving from the Old French word "vigne" meaning "vine". This indicates that the name may have originated from a place name referring to a vineyard or wine-producing region.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Vinton can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners in England compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. In this document, the name appears as "de Vinton", suggesting that it was initially a territorial designation for individuals hailing from a specific location.

During the Middle Ages, the Vinton family was prominent in the county of Somerset, England. Notable individuals from this period include Sir John Vinton, a knight who participated in the Hundred Years' War against France in the 14th century.

As the name spread across Britain, various spellings and variations emerged, such as Vinton, Vynton, and Vyntoun. One famous bearer of the name was Andrew Wyntoun, a Scottish poet and chronicler born around 1350, who authored the metrical chronicle "Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland".

In the 16th century, the Vinton family established a presence in the American colonies. Prominent figures included John Vinton, who settled in Maine in 1630, and Samuel Vinton, a Puritan preacher and one of the founders of the town of Vinton, Massachusetts, in 1644.

During the American Revolutionary War, Elisha Vinton served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army and participated in several major battles, including the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

In the 19th century, Samuel Finley Vinton, born in 1792, was a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio.

The Vinton name continues to be prevalent in various parts of the world, with notable individuals including Cynthia Vinton, an American author and illustrator of children's books, and David Vinton, a pioneer in the field of computer animation, best known for creating the iconic character "The Vinton Visitor" in the 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vinton

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

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

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