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    The surname Askins

    A surname, carried by 3,569 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A252

    Askins: #9,141 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Askins #9,141, 3,569 people Askins: #9,141 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Askins #9,141, 3,569 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Askins is more common than 94.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,569 people named Askins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,508 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,447.

    #9,141
    rank among US surnames
    3,569
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #8,765)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,137Murtha3,57386,411
    #9,138Rupe3,57286,435
    #9,139Manalo3,57186,459
    #9,141Mishler3,56986,508

    Who is named Askins

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

    75% of people named Askins identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Askinss

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Barbara Askins
      American chemist, born 1939
    • Jari Askins
      American politician, born 1953
    • Keith Askins
      American basketball player/coach, born 1967

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Askins

    Askins has the Soundex code A252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A252.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Askins?
    3,569 people in the United States had the surname Askins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,508 Americans. It ranked 9,141st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Askins?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Askins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Askins?
    Barbara Askins, American chemist, followed by Jari Askins.
    Where is the surname Askins most common?
    Wikidata records people named Askins in the United States.
    Is the surname Askins getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,447 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,569 in 2010, up 3.5%.