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    The surname Destin

    A surname, carried by 1,069 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɛstɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex D235

    Destin: #23,691 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Destin #23,691, 1,069 people Destin: #23,691 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Destin #23,691, 1,069 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Destin is more common than 85.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,069 people named Destin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 661.

    #23,691
    rank among US surnames
    1,069
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +61.7%
    change since 2000 (was #32,743)

    Who is named Destin

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

    83% of people named Destin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 83%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Destin

    Destin has the Soundex code D235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D235.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Destin?
    1,069 people in the United States had the surname Destin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. It ranked 23,691st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Destin?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Destin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Destin?
    Destin is /ˈdɛstɪn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Destin getting more or less common?
    More common. 661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,069 in 2010, up 62%.