Hyndman


Hyndman is a Scottish surname.

Origins

The surname Hyndman has two origins. First, it may be an occupational surname, either from +, or a variant of. Second, it may have originated from a nickname, possibly +. Variant spellings include Hindman. Early records of bearers of the surname include a Hector Hyndman of Renfewshire in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland for 1553. The Scottish Register of Tartans lists two tartans for families named Hyndman. One is a restricted tartan for the family of Daniel Hyndman in Edinburgh and Ontario. The other, created for C. P. Hyndman, has a design chosen to reflect his family's association with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the town of Paisley, and by C. P. Hyndman's wishes is available for all bearers of the surname born in Northern Ireland.

Statistics

The 1881 United Kingdom census found 338 bearers of the surname Hyndman, primarily in the west of Scotland. Statistics compiled by Patrick Hanks on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom census and 2011 Ireland census showed 718 bearers of the surname on the island of Great Britain and 367 on the island of Ireland. In the United States, the 2010 Census found 1,054 people with the surname Hyndman, making it the 23,943rd-most-common surname in the country. This represented an increase from 1,038 in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, roughly nine-tenths of people with this surname identified as non-Hispanic White, and roughly six percent as non-Hispanic Black or African American.

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