Shinnick
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Tinney.
Proper noun
Shinnick (plural Shinnicks)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shinnick is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Shinnick is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shinnick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.