How common is the surname Acklin?

2,209 people in the United States had the surname Acklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. It ranked 13,703rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Acklin?

Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (1943–1998), followed by Donat Acklin.

Where is the surname Acklin most common?

Wikidata records people named Acklin in Switzerland and the United States.

Is the surname Acklin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,209 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Acklin

A surname, carried by 2,209 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Acklin is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,209 people named Acklin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,027.

#13,703

rank among US surnames

2,209

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #13,717)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,696	Hanlin	2,211	139,641
#13,700	Kinslow	2,210	139,704
#13,703	Acklin	2,209	139,767
#13,707	Overturf	2,208	139,830

Who is named Acklin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

55% of people named Acklin identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Acklins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Acklin
American singer-songwriter (1943–1998)
Donat Acklin
Bobsledder, born 1965
Guido Acklin
Bobsledder, born 1969

Notable Acklins come mostly from Switzerland (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Acklin

Aslin

Acklin has the Soundex code A245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A245.

Questions

How common is the surname Acklin?: 2,209 people in the United States had the surname Acklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. It ranked 13,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Acklin?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Acklin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Acklin?: Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (1943–1998), followed by Donat Acklin.
Where is the surname Acklin most common?: Wikidata records people named Acklin in Switzerland and the United States.
Is the surname Acklin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,209 in 2010, up 9.0%.