How common is the surname Akin?

8,626 people in the United States had the surname Akin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,792 Americans. It ranked 4,114th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Akin?

Todd Akin, American politician (1947–2021), followed by Henry Akin.

Where is the surname Akin most common?

Wikidata records people named Akin in the United States.

Is the surname Akin getting more or less common?

More common. 8,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,626 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Akin

A surname, carried by 8,626 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Akin is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,626 people named Akin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,792 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,378.

#4,114

rank among US surnames

8,626

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #3,896)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,105	Hawks	8,639	35,739
#4,107	Prasad	8,638	35,743
#4,108	Romeo	8,636	35,751
#4,109	Lightfoot	8,634	35,759
#4,110	Sells	8,633	35,763
#4,111	Merrick	8,629	35,780
#4,113	Kaye	8,627	35,788

Who is named Akin

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

90% of people named Akin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Akins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Todd Akin
American politician (1947–2021)
Henry Akin
American basketball player (1944–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Akin

Akin has the Soundex code A250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A250.

Questions

How common is the surname Akin?: 8,626 people in the United States had the surname Akin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,792 Americans. It ranked 4,114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Akin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Akin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Akin?: Todd Akin, American politician (1947–2021), followed by Henry Akin.
Where is the surname Akin most common?: Wikidata records people named Akin in the United States.
Is the surname Akin getting more or less common?: More common. 8,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,626 in 2010, up 3.0%.