Last Name TINKER

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Meaning The tinker. All the early instances of the name are South English; Tinkler for North English form. Travelling pedlars were so called because they made their approach known by tinking, i.e. ringing, or making a tinkling noise. The mending of pots and pans does not seem to have been the particular pursuit of the mediaeval tinker. He was a general pedlar.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 5,430 (2000 US census) 4,523 (1990 US census)
Count 5,898 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 79.64%, or 4697 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 13.46%, or 794 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 28 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 3.05%, or 180 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.76%, or 104 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.61%, or 95 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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