How common is the surname Judkins?

5,442 people in the United States had the surname Judkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,734 Americans. It ranked 6,278th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Judkins?

Stevie Wonder, American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950).

Where is the surname Judkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Judkins in Ghana.

Is the surname Judkins getting more or less common?

More common. 5,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,442 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Judkins also a first name?

Yes. Judkins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Judkins

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,442 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Judkins is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Possibly a patronymic surname from a pet form, with intrusive -d-, of Juk.

Judkins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,442 people named Judkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,734 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,294.

#6,278

rank among US surnames

5,442

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,989)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,275	Awad	5,446	56,692
#6,276	Speight	5,445	56,703
#6,277	Avant	5,443	56,723
#6,278	Koons	5,442	56,734

Who is named Judkins

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

73% of people named Judkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Judkinss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stevie Wonder
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Judkins

Judson

Judkins has the Soundex code J325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J325.

Questions

Where does the surname Judkins come from?: Possibly a patronymic surname from a pet form, with intrusive -d-, of Juk.
How common is the surname Judkins?: 5,442 people in the United States had the surname Judkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,734 Americans. It ranked 6,278th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Judkins?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Judkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Judkins?: Stevie Wonder, American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950).
Where is the surname Judkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Judkins in Ghana.
What type of surname is Judkins?: Judkins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Judkins getting more or less common?: More common. 5,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,442 in 2010, up 2.8%.
Is Judkins also a first name?: Yes. Judkins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.