How common is the surname Atchison?

8,185 people in the United States had the surname Atchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,721 Americans. It ranked 4,338th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Atchison getting more or less common?

More common. 7,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,185 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Atchison

A surname, carried by 8,185 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Atchison is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

The coin is named after Atkinson, a coin minter in the beginning of James VI reign.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,185 people named Atchison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,721 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,879.

#4,338

rank among US surnames

8,185

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,329	Settle	8,202	37,643
#4,330	Spearman	8,199	37,656
#4,331	Monaco	8,198	37,661
#4,333	Redmon	8,197	37,666
#4,334	Sides	8,194	37,679
#4,335	Leiva	8,193	37,684
#4,336	Wegner	8,192	37,689

Who is named Atchison

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

83% of people named Atchison identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Atcheson

Surnames that sound like Atchison

Atchison has the Soundex code A322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A322.

Questions

Where does the surname Atchison come from?: The coin is named after Atkinson, a coin minter in the beginning of James VI reign.
How common is the surname Atchison?: 8,185 people in the United States had the surname Atchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,721 Americans. It ranked 4,338th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Atchison?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Atchison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Atchison getting more or less common?: More common. 7,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,185 in 2010, up 3.9%.
What are other spellings of Atchison?: Atcheson.