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    The surname Kamin

    A surname, carried by 2,455 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K550

    Kamin: #12,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kamin #12,607, 2,455 people Kamin: #12,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kamin #12,607, 2,455 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kamin is more common than 92.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,455 people named Kamin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,762 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,616.

    #12,607
    rank among US surnames
    2,455
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,400)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,602Lichtenstein2,456125,711
    #12,607Lanford2,455125,762
    #12,613Durgin2,454125,813
    #12,616Gordan2,453125,864

    Who is named Kamin

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

    87% of people named Kamin identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kamins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Leon Kamin
      American psychologist (1927-2017)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kamin

    Kamin has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kamin?
    2,455 people in the United States had the surname Kamin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,762 Americans. It ranked 12,607th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kamin?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Kamin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kamin?
    Leon Kamin, American psychologist (1927-2017).
    Where is the surname Kamin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kamin in the United States.
    Is the surname Kamin getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,455 in 2010, up 52%.