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The surname Levins

A surname, carried by 2,291 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L152

Levins: #13,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Levins #13,316, 2,291 people Levins: #13,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Levins #13,316, 2,291 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levins is more common than 91.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,291 people named Levins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,931.

#13,316
rank among US surnames
2,291
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
+18.6%
change since 2000 (was #14,250)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#13,316Edler2,291134,765
#13,322Trumbull2,290134,823

Who is named Levins

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

79% of people named Levins identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 79%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
  • Two or more races 1.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levinss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • A+
    American rapper, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levins

Levins has the Soundex code L152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L152.

Questions

How common is the surname Levins?
2,291 people in the United States had the surname Levins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. It ranked 13,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levins?
In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Levins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Levins?
A+, American rapper.
Where is the surname Levins most common?
Wikidata records people named Levins in the United States.
Is the surname Levins getting more or less common?
More common. 1,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,291 in 2010, up 19%.