Explore the Family Name Junkins

The meaning of Junkins

1. English: variant of Jenkins. 2. Irish: shortened form of McJunkins.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Junkins was ranked 15,970 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to a rank of 17,159 in 2010, marking a decrease of 7.45%. The count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased from 1,671 in 2000 to 1,651 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.2%. The proportion of the population carrying this surname per 100,000 people declined by 9.68% over this decade, from 0.62 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,970	#17,159	-7.45%
Count	1,671	1,651	-1.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.56	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Junkins

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Junkins, we find that there was a significant increase in the Hispanic representation from 2000 to 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage increased by a substantial 173.81%, from 0.42 to 1.15. There was also a minor increase in the number of Black individuals with this surname, rising by 10.74% from 5.03 to 5.57. However, the largest group under this surname identified as White, although their proportion reduced slightly from 92.94% to 90.67% over the decade. Additionally, the census started reporting some representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in 2010, which wasn't the case in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as two or more races saw a slight drop from 1.26% to 1.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.94%	90.67%	-2.44%
Black	5.03%	5.57%	10.74%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.21%	-3.97%
Hispanic	0.42%	1.15%	173.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%