Hinkey

Hinkey Meaning & Origin

About Hinkey
The surname Hinkey is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hynca," which was a nickname for someone who was small or insignificant. The name later evolved into Hinkey and became a hereditary surname. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hinkey is "son of Hynca" or "descendant of the small or insignificant one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hinkey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hinkey: 216
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 86314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hinkey based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 NG K IY0
🌐 IPA
/hinkey*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hinkey in Braille

Here's how to represent Hinkey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hinkey in braille

How to sign the name Hinkey using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hinkey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hinkey in sign language

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