Explore the Family Name Susskind

The meaning of Susskind

Jewish (Ashkenazic; Süsskind): from the Yiddish personal name Ziskind, German Süsskind, literally ‘sweet child’. Compare Siskin, Siskind, Suskin, Suskind, and Ziskind. Some characteristic forenames: German Horst, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Susskind has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,466 and by 2010, its rank improved to 68,949. This represents a change of approximately 8.64%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant rise during these years, increasing from 238 in 2000 to 285 in 2010, a leap of nearly 19.75%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also increased marginally from 0.09 to 0.1, indicating an upward trend.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#68,949	8.64%
Count	238	285	19.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Susskind

Moving onto the ethnic identity associated with the surname Susskind, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 99.16% of individuals with the surname Susskind were White, which slightly decreased to 97.54% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there were no reported cases of individuals identifying with two or more races. Please note that if the percentage for an ethnicity is marked as "(S)", that information has been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.16%	97.54%	-1.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%