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    The surname Dawkins

    A patronymic surname, carried by 15,431 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɔːkɪnz/ 2 syllables Soundex D252

    Dawkins: #2,363 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dawkins #2,363, 15,431 people Dawkins: #2,363 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dawkins #2,363, 15,431 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dawkins is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Dawkin + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

    Dawkins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,431 people named Dawkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,008 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,940.

    #2,363
    rank among US surnames
    15,431
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,382)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,354Nagy15,49719,923
    #2,355Chatman15,47319,954
    #2,356Dow15,47219,955
    #2,357Carlos15,46219,968
    #2,358Antonio15,46119,969
    #2,359McKinnon15,45019,984
    #2,360Tabor15,44519,990

    Who is named Dawkins

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

    61% of people named Dawkins identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 61%
    • White (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Dawkinss

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Darryl Dawkins
      American basketball player-coach, 1957–2015
    • Marian Stamp Dawkins
      British biologist, born 1945
    • Angelo Dawkins
      American professional wrestler, born 1990
    • Johnny Dawkins
      American basketball player and coach, born 1963
    • Jimmy Dawkins
      American blues musician (1936–2013)
    • Dion Dawkins
      American football player (born 1994)
    • Andre Dawkins
      American basketball player (born 1991)
    • Aubrey Dawkins
      American basketball player (born 1995)
    • Richard MacGillivray Dawkins
      British archaeologist (1871–1955)
    • Aloe Blacc
      American singer and rapper, born 1979

    Notable Dawkinss come mostly from the United States (8) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dawkins

    Dawkins has the Soundex code D252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D252.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dawkins come from?
    From Dawkin + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
    How common is the surname Dawkins?
    15,431 people in the United States had the surname Dawkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,008 Americans. It ranked 2,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dawkins?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Dawkins identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dawkins?
    Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player-coach, followed by Marian Stamp Dawkins.
    Where is the surname Dawkins most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dawkins in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Dawkins?
    Dawkins is /ˈdɔːkɪnz/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Dawkins?
    Dawkins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Dawkins getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,431 in 2010, up 11%.
    Is Dawkins also a first name?
    Yes. Dawkins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.