How common is the surname Calkins?

9,146 people in the United States had the surname Calkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,757 Americans. It ranked 3,876th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Calkins?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Calkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Calkins?

Mary Whiton Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (1863–1930), followed by Buzz Calkins.

Where is the surname Calkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Calkins in the United States.

Is the surname Calkins getting more or less common?

More common. 8,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,146 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Calkins

A surname, carried by 9,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Calkins is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,146 people named Calkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,757 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,773.

#3,876

rank among US surnames

9,146

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,711)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,867	Hussey	9,176	33,647
#3,868	Smoot	9,168	33,676
#3,869	Dugger	9,164	33,691
#3,870	Bittner	9,163	33,695
#3,871	Soliz	9,159	33,710
#3,872	Runyon	9,153	33,732
#3,873	Pitt	9,151	33,739

Who is named Calkins

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

93% of people named Calkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Calkinss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Whiton Calkins
American philosopher and psychologist (1863–1930)
Buzz Calkins
American racing driver, born 1971
Irving Calkins
American physician and sport shooter (1875–1958)
Dick Calkins
American comic strip artist who drew Buck Rogers, 1894–1962
William H. Calkins
American politician (1842–1894)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Calkins

Calkins has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

Questions

How common is the surname Calkins?: 9,146 people in the United States had the surname Calkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,757 Americans. It ranked 3,876th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Calkins?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Calkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Calkins?: Mary Whiton Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (1863–1930), followed by Buzz Calkins.
Where is the surname Calkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Calkins in the United States.
Is the surname Calkins getting more or less common?: More common. 8,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,146 in 2010, up 4.3%.