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    The surname Gaskins

    A surname, carried by 10,414 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G252

    Gaskins: #3,428 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gaskins #3,428, 10,414 people Gaskins: #3,428 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gaskins #3,428, 10,414 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaskins is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Plural form of Gaskin.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,414 people named Gaskins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,647 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,869.

    #3,428
    rank among US surnames
    10,414
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,327)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,419Fogle10,43429,590
    #3,420Paez10,43329,593
    #3,421Brinkman10,43229,596
    #3,423Conde10,43029,602
    #3,424Monson10,42529,616
    #3,425Vieira10,42029,630
    #3,427Griswold10,41729,639

    Who is named Gaskins

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

    56% of people named Gaskins identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 56%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gaskinss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Donald Henry Gaskins
      American serial killer (1933–1991)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gaskins come from?
    Plural form of Gaskin.
    How common is the surname Gaskins?
    10,414 people in the United States had the surname Gaskins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,647 Americans. It ranked 3,428th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gaskins?
    In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Gaskins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gaskins?
    Donald Henry Gaskins, American serial killer (1933–1991).
    Where is the surname Gaskins most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gaskins in the United States.
    Is the surname Gaskins getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,869 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,414 in 2010, up 5.5%.