# Haskin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haskin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,339 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,716 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,466 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.6% (3,104 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Askin. * Also as an English surname, from Haskayne in Halsall, of Brythonic origin, from hesg (“sedge”) + the suffix -en. Sometimes confused with Heskin and Axon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Hoskin. * As an Irish surname, from Ó hUiscin, a name of uncertain origin. Sometimes calqued as Waters due to its similarity to the noun uisce (“water”). Compare Hiskey. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish חסקע (khaske), a pet form of חנה (khane) (see Hannah).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haskin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haskin in the United States.

## People named Haskin

- Byron Haskin, American film and television director (1899-1984)
- Scott Haskin, American basketball player (born 1970)

## Similar surnames

Hoskin, Hassan, Hasan, Hasson, Hakim, Husain, Hassen, Hashmi, Hashemi, Hashim, Hakimi, Hashimi.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.