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Globally, Hinton (Hinton , Хинтон, הינטון ) is a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Hinton is characteristic of the United States, where it is a very rare male name, Brazil, and Philippines. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, China, and Brazil. Predominantly, Hinton is the last name as well as the forename.
Hinton is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hinton Battle as the Scarecrow , the musical character in the musical The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical \The Wizard of Oz\ by Charlie Smalls.