How common is the surname Haskin?

3,339 people in the United States had the surname Haskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,466 Americans. It ranked 9,716th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Haskin?

Byron Haskin, American film and television director (1899-1984), followed by Scott Haskin.

Where is the surname Haskin most common?

Wikidata records people named Haskin in the United States.

Is the surname Haskin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,339 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Haskin

A surname, carried by 3,339 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haskin is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

* 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).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,339 people named Haskin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,466 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,104.

#9,716

rank among US surnames

3,339

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,608)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,709	Mahmoud	3,342	92,383
#9,710	Gigliotti	3,341	92,411
#9,712	Hallam	3,340	92,439
#9,716	Haskin	3,339	92,466
#9,720	Mandell	3,337	92,522
#9,722	Mower	3,336	92,550

Who is named Haskin

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

78% of people named Haskin identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Haskins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haskin

Haskin has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Questions

Where does the surname Haskin come from?: * 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…
How common is the surname Haskin?: 3,339 people in the United States had the surname Haskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,466 Americans. It ranked 9,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haskin?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Haskin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Haskin?: Byron Haskin, American film and television director (1899-1984), followed by Scott Haskin.
Where is the surname Haskin most common?: Wikidata records people named Haskin in the United States.
Is the surname Haskin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,339 in 2010, up 7.6%.