Explore the Family Name Edkins

The meaning of Edkins

English (Warwickshire): usually from the Middle English personal name Edkin, a pet form of Ed (a short form of Edmund or Edward), with genitival or excrescent -s. Alternatively, the name may sometimes be a variant of Atkins or, more likely, an altered form through confusion with Adkins, Atkins.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Edkins' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 57,985th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to 63,373rd place. This represents a change of -9.29%. The total count of individuals with this surname also declined by 3.96% during that decade, going from 328 people in 2000 to 315 in 2010. This caused the proportion of people named Edkins per 100,000 U.S. residents to drop by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,985	#63,373	-9.29%
Count	328	315	-3.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edkins

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Edkins' identify as White. In fact, this group saw a slight increase from 95.73% in 2000 to 96.51% in 2010. Notably, the Hispanic representation within this surname also grew from non-existence in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0%, while the proportion of people identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.83% in 2000 to none in 2010. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	96.51%	0.81%
Hispanic	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.83%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%