How common is the last name Watkins?

122,315 people in the United States have the last name Watkins, about 1 in 2,444. It ranks #251 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WATKINS

#251

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
122,315
About
1 in 2,444
This common or more
24.8%
Who bears it

Of the 122,315 people with the last name Watkins, 59.6% reported their origin as White, 31.2% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Watkins

#249 Chapman · 122,597#250 Valdez · 122,442#252 Zhang · 122,053#253 Maldonado · 119,954

Spelled almost the same

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

#16,706 Wadkins · 1,664#28,435 Watkinson · 892#32,001 Watkin · 773

Also a first name

As a first name, Watkins ranks #48,328 of 53,615, with 132 people. See Watkins as a first name

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