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    The surname Dinkins

    A surname, carried by 6,242 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D525

    Dinkins: #5,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dinkins #5,570, 6,242 people Dinkins: #5,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dinkins #5,570, 6,242 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dinkins is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,242 people named Dinkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,463 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,806.

    #5,570
    rank among US surnames
    6,242
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.5%
    change since 2000 (was #5,505)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,561Dew6,25249,383
    #5,562Duffey6,25149,391
    #5,563Browder6,24949,407
    #5,566Ingraham6,24849,415
    #5,567Bumgarner6,24649,431
    #5,568Schenck6,24549,439
    #5,569Nam6,24449,447

    Who is named Dinkins

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

    55% of people named Dinkins identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 55%
    • White (not Hispanic) 40%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Dinkinss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Dinkins
      106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dinkins

    Dinkins has the Soundex code D525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D525.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dinkins?
    6,242 people in the United States had the surname Dinkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,463 Americans. It ranked 5,570th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dinkins?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Dinkins identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dinkins?
    David Dinkins, 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994.
    Where is the surname Dinkins most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dinkins in the United States.
    Is the surname Dinkins getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,242 in 2010, up 7.5%.