How common is the surname Oxendine?

7,139 people in the United States had the surname Oxendine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. It ranked 4,930th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Oxendine getting more or less common?

More common. 6,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,139 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Oxendine

A place surname, carried by 7,139 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oxendine is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Habitational surname from any of various places in England called Oxendean or Oxenden; this surname is characteristic of the Tuscarora and Lumbee native american tribes, but it is also associated with the Pedee people and the Turks of South Carolina.

Oxendine is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,139 people named Oxendine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,587.

#4,930

rank among US surnames

7,139

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,899)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,925	Spriggs	7,143	43,224
#4,926	Snook	7,141	43,236
#4,927	Peltier	7,140	43,242
#4,930	McDougal	7,139	43,248

Who is named Oxendine

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

64% of people named Oxendine identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

American Indian and Alaska Native 64%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Two or more races 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Questions

Where does the surname Oxendine come from?: Habitational surname from any of various places in England called Oxendean or Oxenden; this surname is characteristic of the Tuscarora and Lumbee native american tribes, but it is also associated with the Pedee people and the Turks of South Carolina.
How common is the surname Oxendine?: 7,139 people in the United States had the surname Oxendine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. It ranked 4,930th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oxendine?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Oxendine identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Oxendine?: Oxendine is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Oxendine getting more or less common?: More common. 6,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,139 in 2010, up 8.4%.