How Many People Have the Last Name Parkinson?

9,767

people had the surname Parkinson in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 30,211 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,637

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

3.31

In 2010

Largest Group

87.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+5.9%

+547 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Parkinson (87.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Parkinson ranks #2,734. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 89.9% to 87.2%.

White 87.2%
Black 7.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%

📈 Change Since 2000

Parkinson grew from 9,220 people in 2000 to 9,767 in 2010 (up 5.9%), and its rank fell from #3,537 to #3,637. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.42 to 3.31 people per 100,000.

20002010
People9,2209,767
Rank#3,537#3,637
Per 100,000 people3.423.31

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Parkinson

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,634Fisk9,779
#3,634Gable9,779
#3,636Echevarria9,777
#3,637Parkinson9,767
#3,638Albers9,766
#3,638Jeffery9,766
#3,640Sutter9,760

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Parkinson: P625

Perkins 131,440 Pearson 101,836 Person 67,411 Parsons 67,310 Pierson 27,983 Parson 13,209 Persinger 5,131 Presnell 4,058

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