# Simpkins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/simpkins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,585 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,107 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,650 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (11,237 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Simkins.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Simpkins in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Simpkins in the United States.

## People named Simpkins

- Ty Simpkins, American actor
- Ryan Simpkins, American non-binary actor
- Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Andy Simpkins, American bassist (1932-1999)

## Similar surnames

Simpson, Sampson, Snipes, Shimabukuro.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.