How common is the last name Atkinson?

51,453 people in the United States have the last name Atkinson, about 1 in 5,809. It ranks #642 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ATKINSON

#642

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,453
About
1 in 5,809
This common or more
34.7%
Who bears it

Of the 51,453 people with the last name Atkinson, 76.2% reported their origin as White, 13.7% as Black and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Atkinson

#640 Galvan · 51,675#641 Kirby · 51,620#643 Bridges · 51,385#644 Boone · 51,373

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Atkinson, most common first.

#674 Atkins · 49,353#57,414 Atchinson · 383

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