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Hankin Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Hankin, a pet form of Hann, which in English usage was usually a short form of Hanry (Henry) and occasionally perhaps a rhyming pet form of Randal (Randolph). In Middle Dutch Hankin was a pet form of Johan (John), a usage which may have been brought to England by Flemings after the Norman Conquest, but no examples have yet been found in Middle English where a man named John was also called Hankin. Compare Henkin, Hanks, and Hancock.

English: from Middle English Handekin, a pet form of the personal name Hand, Hond (see Hand).

English: from the Middle English personal name Hamekin, a pet form of Hame (Hamo). See Haimes and Hammond.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from Khanke (a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Khane from Hebrew Ḥanna; see Hanna) with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Hankin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hankin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hankin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 18 Hankin families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Hankin's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hankin families in 1911.

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Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Hankin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Hankin in 1956 was 59, and 82 in 2004.

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