How common is the surname Gaskin?

7,039 people in the United States had the surname Gaskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,862 Americans. It ranked 4,987th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaskin?

Ina May Gaskin, American midwife (*1940), followed by Victor Gaskin.

Where is the surname Gaskin most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaskin in the United States.

Is the surname Gaskin getting more or less common?

More common. 6,754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,039 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Gaskin

A surname, carried by 7,039 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaskin is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Gascon.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,039 people named Gaskin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,862 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,754.

#4,987

rank among US surnames

7,039

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,979	Kuhns	7,055	43,763
#4,980	Damian	7,048	43,806
#4,981	Spurgeon	7,047	43,812
#4,983	Brumley	7,046	43,819
#4,984	Brownell	7,045	43,825
#4,985	McKelvey	7,043	43,837
#4,986	Palm	7,041	43,850

Who is named Gaskin

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

47% of people named Gaskin identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaskins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ina May Gaskin
American midwife (*1940)
Victor Gaskin
American bassist (1934-2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaskin

Gascon

Gaskin has the Soundex code G250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G250.

Questions

Where does the surname Gaskin come from?: Variant of Gascon.
How common is the surname Gaskin?: 7,039 people in the United States had the surname Gaskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,862 Americans. It ranked 4,987th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaskin?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Gaskin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaskin?: Ina May Gaskin, American midwife (*1940), followed by Victor Gaskin.
Where is the surname Gaskin most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaskin in the United States.
Is the surname Gaskin getting more or less common?: More common. 6,754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,039 in 2010, up 4.2%.