Town of the high monks
Derived from Old English elements 'hin' (referring to a household of monks or servants) and 'tun' (meaning enclosure or settlement). It was originally a common English surname and place name before being used as a given name.
Less common today
Hinton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,333 in 2012.
Tony Award-winning actor and dancer
Author of 'The Outsiders' (Susan Eloise)
Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist known as the 'Godfather of AI'
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
