How common is the surname Susskind?

285 people in the United States had the surname Susskind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,083,318 Americans. It ranked 68,949th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Susskind?

Leonard Susskind, American physicist, followed by Steve Susskind.

Where is the surname Susskind most common?

Wikidata records people named Susskind in the United States.

Is the surname Susskind getting more or less common?

More common. 238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 285 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Susskind

A German surname, carried by 285 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Susskind is more common than 57.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Süsskind, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname composed of the elements süß (“sweet”) and Kind (“child”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 285 people named Susskind in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,083,318 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 238.

#68,949

rank among US surnames

285

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+19.7%

change since 2000 (was #75,466)

Who is named Susskind

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

98% of people named Susskind identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Susskinds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leonard Susskind
American physicist, born 1940
Steve Susskind
American actor (1942-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Siskind

Susskind has the Soundex code S253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S253.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Susskind come from?: Borrowed from German Süsskind, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname composed of the elements süß (“sweet”) and Kind (“child”).
How common is the surname Susskind?: 285 people in the United States had the surname Susskind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,083,318 Americans. It ranked 68,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Susskind?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Susskind identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Susskind?: Leonard Susskind, American physicist, followed by Steve Susskind.
Where is the surname Susskind most common?: Wikidata records people named Susskind in the United States.
Is the surname Susskind getting more or less common?: More common. 238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 285 in 2010, up 20%.
What are other spellings of Susskind?: Siskind.