How common is the surname Simpkins?

11,585 people in the United States had the surname Simpkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,650 Americans. It ranked 3,107th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Simpkins?

Ty Simpkins, American actor, followed by Ryan Simpkins.

Where is the surname Simpkins most common?

Wikidata records people named Simpkins in the United States.

Is the surname Simpkins getting more or less common?

More common. 11,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,585 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Simpkins

A surname, carried by 11,585 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simpkins is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Simkins.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,585 people named Simpkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,650 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,237.

#3,107

rank among US surnames

11,585

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,940)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,098	Alcaraz	11,616	26,579
#3,099	Pulliam	11,613	26,586
#3,100	Benner	11,612	26,588
#3,101	Scanlon	11,610	26,593
#3,102	Nolasco	11,609	26,595
#3,104	Wallis	11,594	26,630
#3,105	Jacobo	11,590	26,639

Who is named Simpkins

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

65% of people named Simpkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Simpkinss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ty Simpkins
American actor, born 2001
Ryan Simpkins
American non-binary actor, born 1998
Dickey Simpkins
American basketball player (born 1972)
Andy Simpkins
American bassist (1932-1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Simpkins

Simpson

Simpkins has the Soundex code S512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S512.

Questions

Where does the surname Simpkins come from?: Variant of Simkins.
How common is the surname Simpkins?: 11,585 people in the United States had the surname Simpkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,650 Americans. It ranked 3,107th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simpkins?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Simpkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Simpkins?: Ty Simpkins, American actor, followed by Ryan Simpkins.
Where is the surname Simpkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Simpkins in the United States.
Is the surname Simpkins getting more or less common?: More common. 11,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,585 in 2010, up 3.1%.