How common is the surname Parkins?

2,679 people in the United States had the surname Parkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. It ranked 11,697th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parkins?

Zeena Parkins, American musician.

Where is the surname Parkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Parkins in the United States.

Is the surname Parkins getting more or less common?

More common. 2,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,679 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Parkins also a first name?

Yes. Parkins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Parkins

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,679 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parkins is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

From Parkin + the patronymic suffix -s.

Parkins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,679 people named Parkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,608.

#11,697

rank among US surnames

2,679

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,158)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,688	Rotondo	2,681	115,161
#11,694	Stpeter	2,680	115,204
#11,697	Vanek	2,679	115,247
#11,704	Maag	2,678	115,290

Who is named Parkins

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

82% of people named Parkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parkinss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zeena Parkins
American musician, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Parkins

Parkins has the Soundex code P625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P625.

Questions

Where does the surname Parkins come from?: From Parkin + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Parkins?: 2,679 people in the United States had the surname Parkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. It ranked 11,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parkins?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Parkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parkins?: Zeena Parkins, American musician.
Where is the surname Parkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Parkins in the United States.
What type of surname is Parkins?: Parkins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Parkins getting more or less common?: More common. 2,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,679 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Parkins also a first name?: Yes. Parkins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.