How common is the surname Atkin?

2,353 people in the United States had the surname Atkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. It ranked 13,049th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Atkin?

Izzy Atkin, British-American freestyle skier.

Where is the surname Atkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Atkin in the United States.

Is the surname Atkin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,353 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Atkin also a first name?

Yes. Atkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Atkin

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,353 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Atkin is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

From a medieval English and Irish given name. A diminutive of Adam using -kin.

Atkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,353 people named Atkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,285.

#13,049

rank among US surnames

2,353

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #12,458)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,042	Motz	2,354	131,158
#13,049	Atkin	2,353	131,214
#13,053	Class	2,352	131,269
#13,057	Vowell	2,351	131,325

Who is named Atkin

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

94% of people named Atkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Atkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Izzy Atkin
British-American freestyle skier, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Atkin

Atkin has the Soundex code A325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A325.

Questions

Where does the surname Atkin come from?: From a medieval English and Irish given name. A diminutive of Adam using -kin.
How common is the surname Atkin?: 2,353 people in the United States had the surname Atkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. It ranked 13,049th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Atkin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Atkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Atkin?: Izzy Atkin, British-American freestyle skier.
Where is the surname Atkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Atkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Atkin?: Atkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Atkin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,353 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Atkin also a first name?: Yes. Atkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.