Definitions for hinton
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1. Hinton

   Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,676 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of Avis Gwinn Hinton, who owned the land upon which the city of Hinton is located. Hinton's complete downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. There are several museums in Hinton, including the Veterans Memorial Museum, the Hinton Railroad Museum, and King's Civil War Museum. The City of Hinton is currently restoring the CSX passenger depot and the Freight Depot to be used as possible tourist draws in the future. City of Hinton Parks and recreation department is also constructing the first public swimming pool in town. Part of Paramount's 1994 film Lassie was shot in Hinton.

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1. HINTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hinton is ranked #979 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hinton surname appeared 35,606 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Hinton.
   
   53.1% or 18,928 total occurrences were White.
   40.6% or 14,467 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 919 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 744 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 417 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 132 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hinton in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hinton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hinton in a Sentence

1. Peter Ajemian:

   This did not happen, karen Hinton is a known antagonist of the Governor’s who is attempting to take advantage of this moment to score cheap points with made up allegations from 21 years ago. All women have the right to come forward and tell their story — however, it’s also the responsibility of the press to consider self-motivation. This is reckless.

2. Bryan Stevenson:

   We are thrilled that Mr. Hinton will finally be released because he has unnecessarily spent years on Alabama's death row when evidence of his innocence was clearly presented, the refusal of state prosecutors to re-examine this case despite persuasive and reliable evidence of innocence is disappointing and troubling.

3. Bryan Stevenson:

   Race, poverty, inadequate legal assistance, and prosecutorial indifference to innocence conspired to create a textbook example of injustice, i can't think of a case that more urgently dramatizes the need for reform than what has happened to Anthony Ray Hinton.

4. Bryan Stevenson:

   Ray Hinton was convicted because Ray Hinton was poor.

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References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hinton
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html