Hinton

The Hinton Family of North Carolina is represented here by Lord Michael and Lady Dana, Senescals of Hinton.  This particular variant of the Hinton Coat of Arms is distinctly for the North Carolina Branch. Earldom of Tresco. There are two very different origins of the word Hinton. First, it means "high (or chief) farmstead," from the Old English "heah" + "tun," and secondly it means "farmstead belonging to a religious community," from the Old English "hiwan" + "tun."