How common is the surname Lamkin?

2,987 people in the United States had the surname Lamkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,363 Americans. It ranked 10,701st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lamkin?

Kathy Lamkin, American actress.

Where is the surname Lamkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Lamkin in the United States.

Is the surname Lamkin getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,987 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Lamkin

A surname, carried by 2,987 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamkin is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,987 people named Lamkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,363 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,013.

#10,701

rank among US surnames

2,987

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,882)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,692	Spiers	2,989	103,294
#10,697	Zellers	2,988	103,328
#10,701	Lamkin	2,987	103,363
#10,704	Rugg	2,986	103,398
#10,706	Wardlow	2,985	103,432
#10,708	Ricard	2,984	103,467

Who is named Lamkin

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

88% of people named Lamkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lamkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kathy Lamkin
American actress, 1947–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lamkin

Lamson

Lamkin has the Soundex code L525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L525.

Questions

How common is the surname Lamkin?: 2,987 people in the United States had the surname Lamkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,363 Americans. It ranked 10,701st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamkin?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lamkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lamkin?: Kathy Lamkin, American actress.
Where is the surname Lamkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamkin in the United States.
Is the surname Lamkin getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,987 in 2010, down 0.9%.