How common is the surname Elkins?

24,902 people in the United States had the surname Elkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,398 Americans. It ranked 1,426th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Elkins?

Darren Elkins, American martial artist, followed by Aaron Elkins.

Where is the surname Elkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Elkins in the United States.

How do you pronounce Elkins?

Elkins is /ˈɛlkɪnz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Elkins getting more or less common?

More common. 23,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,902 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Elkins

A surname, carried by 24,902 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛlkɪnz/ 2 syllables Soundex E425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elkins is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,902 people named Elkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,398 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,953.

#1,426

rank among US surnames

24,902

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,356)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,417	Leslie	25,078	12,311
#1,418	Stern	25,074	12,313
#1,419	Givens	25,067	12,317
#1,420	Tipton	25,064	12,318
#1,421	Coffman	24,980	12,360
#1,422	Greenwood	24,971	12,364
#1,423	Curran	24,969	12,365

Who is named Elkins

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

91% of people named Elkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elkinss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darren Elkins
American martial artist, born 1984
Aaron Elkins
American novelist, born 1935

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Elkins

Elkins has the Soundex code E425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E425.

Questions

How common is the surname Elkins?: 24,902 people in the United States had the surname Elkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,398 Americans. It ranked 1,426th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elkins?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Elkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elkins?: Darren Elkins, American martial artist, followed by Aaron Elkins.
Where is the surname Elkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Elkins in the United States.
How do you pronounce Elkins?: Elkins is /ˈɛlkɪnz/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Elkins getting more or less common?: More common. 23,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,902 in 2010, up 4.0%.