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    The surname Askin

    A surname, carried by 1,201 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A250

    Askin: #21,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Askin #21,686, 1,201 people Askin: #21,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Askin #21,686, 1,201 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Askin is more common than 86.6% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname of Norman origin, from a shortened form of the name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell. * Also as an English surname, from Askern in Campsall. * As an English and Irish surname, variant of Heskin, Haskin. * As a Turkish surname, variant of Aşkın.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,201 people named Askin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,161.

    #21,686
    rank among US surnames
    1,201
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #21,088)

    Who is named Askin

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

    85% of people named Askin identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    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 Askins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Leon Askin
      Actor (1907–2005)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Askin

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Askin come from?
    * As an English surname of Norman origin, from a shortened form of the name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell. * Also as an English surname, from Askern in Campsall. * As an English and Irish surname, variant of Heskin, Haskin. * As a Turkish surname,…
    How common is the surname Askin?
    1,201 people in the United States had the surname Askin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Askin?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Askin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Askin?
    Leon Askin, actor (1907–2005).
    Where is the surname Askin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Askin in Austria.
    Is the surname Askin getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 3.4%.