How common is the surname Colvin?

22,499 people in the United States had the surname Colvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. It ranked 1,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colvin?

Marie Colvin, American war correspondent (1956–2012), followed by Claudette Colvin.

Where is the surname Colvin most common?

Wikidata records people named Colvin in the United States.

Is the surname Colvin getting more or less common?

More common. 21,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,499 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Colvin

A surname, carried by 22,499 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C415

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colvin is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,499 people named Colvin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,908.

#1,592

rank among US surnames

22,499

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,583	Godwin	22,628	13,644
#1,584	Sprague	22,610	13,655
#1,585	Rosen	22,596	13,664
#1,586	Quintanilla	22,581	13,673
#1,587	Otto	22,558	13,687
#1,588	Billings	22,553	13,690
#1,589	Connell	22,552	13,690

Who is named Colvin

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

75% of people named Colvin identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colvins

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marie Colvin
American war correspondent (1956–2012)
Claudette Colvin
African-American civil rights activist (1939–2026)
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter, born 1956
Jack Colvin
American actor (1934–2005)
Ruth Johnson Colvin
American literacy advocate (1916–2024)
Dee Dee Ramone
American bassist (1951–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colvin

Colvin has the Soundex code C415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C415.

Questions

How common is the surname Colvin?: 22,499 people in the United States had the surname Colvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. It ranked 1,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colvin?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Colvin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colvin?: Marie Colvin, American war correspondent (1956–2012), followed by Claudette Colvin.
Where is the surname Colvin most common?: Wikidata records people named Colvin in the United States.
Is the surname Colvin getting more or less common?: More common. 21,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,499 in 2010, up 2.7%.