How common is the surname Newkirk?

10,620 people in the United States had the surname Newkirk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,072 Americans. It ranked 3,363rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Newkirk?

Ingrid Newkirk, British-American animal rights advocate, author & activist, followed by Anastacia.

Where is the surname Newkirk most common?

Wikidata records people named Newkirk in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Newkirk getting more or less common?

More common. 10,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,620 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Newkirk

A surname, carried by 10,620 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newkirk is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,620 people named Newkirk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,072 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,165.

#3,363

rank among US surnames

10,620

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,223)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,354	Islam	10,670	28,936
#3,355	Stowe	10,668	28,941
#3,356	Olguín	10,660	28,963
#3,357	Younger	10,658	28,968
#3,358	Toro	10,650	28,990
#3,359	Kitchens	10,647	28,998
#3,360	Libby	10,631	29,042

Who is named Newkirk

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

61% of people named Newkirk identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newkirks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ingrid Newkirk
British-American animal rights advocate, author & activist, born 1949
Anastacia
American singer, born 1968

Notable Newkirks come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newkirk

Neikirk

Newkirk has the Soundex code N262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N262.

Questions

How common is the surname Newkirk?: 10,620 people in the United States had the surname Newkirk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,072 Americans. It ranked 3,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newkirk?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Newkirk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Newkirk?: Ingrid Newkirk, British-American animal rights advocate, author & activist, followed by Anastacia.
Where is the surname Newkirk most common?: Wikidata records people named Newkirk in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Newkirk getting more or less common?: More common. 10,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,620 in 2010, up 4.5%.