How common is the surname Caulkins?

1,161 people in the United States had the surname Caulkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caulkins?

Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order.

Where is the surname Caulkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Caulkins in Australia.

Is the surname Caulkins getting more or less common?

More common. 1,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Caulkins

A surname, carried by 1,161 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). Caulkins is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,161 people named Caulkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,118.

#22,216

rank among US surnames

1,161

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,716)

Who is named Caulkins

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

94% of people named Caulkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caulkinss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caulkins

Caulkins 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 Caulkins?: 1,161 people in the United States had the surname Caulkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caulkins?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Caulkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Caulkins?: Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order.
Where is the surname Caulkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Caulkins in Australia.
Is the surname Caulkins getting more or less common?: More common. 1,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 3.8%.