Explore the Family Name Lakins

The meaning of Lakins

English: variant of Lakin, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lakins has seen a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,304 in terms of popularity, and by 2010, it had shifted to 40,909, marking a decrease of 4.08%. However, there was a small increase in the actual count of this surname, from 527 individuals in 2000 to 533 in 2010. This slight increase of 1.14% did not result in a proportionate increase in the per 100,000 population ratio, which decreased by 10.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#40,909	-4.08%
Count	527	533	1.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lakins

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lakins, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a diverse range of backgrounds. The majority of those bearing this name identify as White, accounting for 88.43% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 84.99% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 8.35% in 2000, increasing to 10.13% in 2010. A minority identified as being of two or more races in 2000, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010. There was also an emergence of Hispanic identity among bearers of the Lakins surname, showing a rise from 0% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained relatively constant, with no reported change for Asian/Pacific Islanders, and a minimal reduction of 1.05% for American Indian and Alaskan Natives.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.43%	84.99%	-3.89%
Black	8.35%	10.13%	21.32%
Hispanic	0%	2.63%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.95%	0.94%	-1.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.71%	0%	0%