Explore the Family Name Madkins

The meaning of Madkins

English (mainly Buckinghamshire): variant of Matkins, from the Middle English personal name Matkin with a genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The personal name Matkin consists of a pet form of Mat (a diminutive of Matthew) + the suffix -kin. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Madkins has increased over time. In 2000, Madkins ranked 32,984 in popularity and had a count of 655, representing 0.24 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the rank improved to 29,854 with a count of 787, which equates to a proportion of 0.27 per 100k. This signifies an overall increase of 9.49% in its ranking and a rise of 20.15% in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,984	#29,854	9.49%
Count	655	787	20.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.27	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Madkins

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the Madkins surname are predominantly identified as Black. In 2000, 87.79% of the Madkins population identified as Black, decreasing slightly to 86.28% by 2010. There were also notable shifts in other ethnic identities. Although still small portions of the total, the percentage identifying as Hispanic grew considerably from 0.92% to 2.29%, and those who identified with two or more races increased from 3.66% to 6.73%. The percentage of White individuals decreased from 6.87% to 4.45%. No individuals with the Madkins surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	87.79%	86.28%	-1.72%
Two or More Races	3.66%	6.73%	83.88%
White	6.87%	4.45%	-35.23%
Hispanic	0.92%	2.29%	148.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%