How common is the surname Baskin?

7,389 people in the United States had the surname Baskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,784 Americans. It ranked 4,786th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baskin?

Carole Baskin, American animal rights activist, followed by Leonard Baskin.

Where is the surname Baskin most common?

Wikidata records people named Baskin in the United States.

Is the surname Baskin getting more or less common?

More common. 6,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,389 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Baskin

A surname, carried by 7,389 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baskin is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,389 people named Baskin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,784 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,537.

#4,786

rank among US surnames

7,389

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13%

change since 2000 (was #4,937)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,777	Fiedler	7,403	41,705
#4,778	Upshaw	7,401	41,717
#4,779	Cushman	7,400	41,722
#4,780	Moorman	7,399	41,728
#4,781	Pellegrino	7,398	41,734
#4,782	Jenks	7,396	41,745
#4,783	Desmond	7,395	41,751

Who is named Baskin

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

60% of people named Baskin identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Baskins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carole Baskin
American animal rights activist, born 1961
Leonard Baskin
American artist (1922–2000)
Burt Baskin
American businessman (1913–1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baskin

Baskin has the Soundex code B250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B250.

Questions

How common is the surname Baskin?: 7,389 people in the United States had the surname Baskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,784 Americans. It ranked 4,786th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baskin?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Baskin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baskin?: Carole Baskin, American animal rights activist, followed by Leonard Baskin.
Where is the surname Baskin most common?: Wikidata records people named Baskin in the United States.
Is the surname Baskin getting more or less common?: More common. 6,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,389 in 2010, up 13%.