Explore the Family Name Deakins

The meaning of Deakins

1. English: variant of Deacon, with post-medieval excrescent -s. 2. English: variant of Dickens. 3. In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Dekens: genitivized patronymic from a pet form of Diederik (see Dederick).

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How common is the last name Deakins in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Deakins has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 19865 in 2000 to 19097 in 2010, indicating a 3.87% change. The count of individuals with this last name also increased from 1252 in 2000 to 1425 in 2010, reflecting a 13.82% rise. Furthermore, the proportion of Deakins per 100K people also saw an increase from 0.46 to 0.48, marking a 4.35% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,865	#19,097	3.87%
Count	1,252	1,425	13.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.48	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deakins

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there have been shifts within the Deakins surname bearers' ethnic identity during the same period. In 2000, a vast majority of individuals identified as White (95.45%), which slightly decreased to 93.12% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black went up significantly from 1.44% to 3.30%, a 129.17% change. There was also a small uptick in those recognizing themselves as Hispanic, from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races rose from 1.12% to 1.54%. However, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native among those bearing the Deakins surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	93.12%	-2.44%
Black	1.44%	3.3%	129.17%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.54%	37.5%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.4%	25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%