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The surname Diskin

A surname, carried by 1,066 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D250

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diskin is more common than 85.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,066 people named Diskin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,630 Americans. That is down 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,102.

#23,737
rank among US surnames
1,066
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
-3.3%
change since 2000 (was #21,947)

Who is named Diskin

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

96% of people named Diskin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • Two or more races 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Diskins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ben Diskin
    American actor, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diskin

Diskin has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

Questions

How common is the surname Diskin?
1,066 people in the United States had the surname Diskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,630 Americans. It ranked 23,737th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diskin?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Diskin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Diskin?
Ben Diskin, American actor.
Where is the surname Diskin most common?
Wikidata records people named Diskin in the United States.
Is the surname Diskin getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,066 in 2010, down 3.3%.