How common is the surname Feagin?

2,653 people in the United States had the surname Feagin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. It ranked 11,801st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Feagin?

Lucy Feagin, American teacher and dramatist.

Where is the surname Feagin most common?

Wikidata records people named Feagin in the United States.

Is the surname Feagin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,653 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Feagin

A surname, carried by 2,653 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Feagin is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,653 people named Feagin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,359.

#11,801

rank among US surnames

2,653

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,127)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,793	Leavell	2,656	116,245
#11,797	Borman	2,655	116,288
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420
#11,807	Woodburn	2,651	116,464

Who is named Feagin

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

64% of people named Feagin identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Feagins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucy Feagin
American teacher and dramatist, 1876–1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Feagin

Feagin has the Soundex code F250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F250.

Questions

How common is the surname Feagin?: 2,653 people in the United States had the surname Feagin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,376 Americans. It ranked 11,801st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Feagin?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Feagin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Feagin?: Lucy Feagin, American teacher and dramatist.
Where is the surname Feagin most common?: Wikidata records people named Feagin in the United States.
Is the surname Feagin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,653 in 2010, up 13%.