How common is the surname Pipkin?

5,604 people in the United States had the surname Pipkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. It ranked 6,119th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pipkin getting more or less common?

More common. 5,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,604 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Pipkin also a first name?

Yes. Pipkin 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 Pipkin

A surname, carried by 5,604 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pipkin is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,604 people named Pipkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,411.

#6,119

rank among US surnames

5,604

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,115	Comeau	5,609	55,045
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064
#6,118	Dutcher	5,605	55,084
#6,119	Sikora	5,604	55,094
#6,121	Marlin	5,602	55,113
#6,122	Christmas	5,599	55,143

Who is named Pipkin

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

73% of people named Pipkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pipkin

Pipkins

Pipkin has the Soundex code P125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P125.

Questions

How common is the surname Pipkin?: 5,604 people in the United States had the surname Pipkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,094 Americans. It ranked 6,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pipkin?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Pipkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pipkin getting more or less common?: More common. 5,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,604 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Pipkin also a first name?: Yes. Pipkin 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.