How common is the surname Barkman?

2,158 people in the United States had the surname Barkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,070 Americans. It ranked 13,974th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barkman?

Jane Barkman, American swimmer (born 1951).

Where is the surname Barkman most common?

Wikidata records people named Barkman in the United States.

Is the surname Barkman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,158 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Barkman

A surname, carried by 2,158 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barkman is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,158 people named Barkman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,070 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,814.

#13,974

rank among US surnames

2,158

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+19%

change since 2000 (was #14,951)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,967	Veazey	2,159	143,004
#13,974	Barkman	2,158	143,070
#13,976	Sarkar	2,157	143,137
#13,981	Arauz	2,156	143,203

Who is named Barkman

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

95% of people named Barkman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barkmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Barkman
American swimmer (born 1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barkman

Barkman has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

Questions

How common is the surname Barkman?: 2,158 people in the United States had the surname Barkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,070 Americans. It ranked 13,974th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barkman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Barkman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Barkman?: Jane Barkman, American swimmer (born 1951).
Where is the surname Barkman most common?: Wikidata records people named Barkman in the United States.
Is the surname Barkman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,158 in 2010, up 19%.