Explore the Family Name Seekins

The meaning of Seekins

English: variant of Seekings.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Seekins has seen a slight shift in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked 25,695th, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 26,695th most popular surname, showing a change of -3.89 percent. The number of individuals bearing the surname also saw a modest increase from 901 in 2000 to 912 in 2010, which equates to a 1.22 percent rise. However, when analyzing the proportion per 100k people, there was a small dip from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010, indicating a decrease of -6.06 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,695	#26,695	-3.89%
Count	901	912	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seekins

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the Seekins surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows little change between 2000 and 2010. The largest demographic associated with this surname remains White, with 96.12 percent in 2000 barely shifting to 96.16 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Seekins surname increased from 0.89 percent in 2000 to 1.32 percent in 2010. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Two or more races decreased by over half, dropping from 1.78 percent in 2000 to 1.10 percent in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity using this name in either year, however, there was a new appearance of Black ethnicity at 0.99 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	96.16%	0.04%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.32%	48.31%
Two or More Races	1.78%	1.1%	-38.2%
Black	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%