Last Name BOYKIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The boy-kin, i.e. the little boy.
Origin English, Flemish

Rank 2,008 (2000 US census) 1,724 (1990 US census)
Count 16,565 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 45.54%, or 7544 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 50.89%, or 8430 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.26%, or 43 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.38%, or 63 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.61%, or 267 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.32%, or 219 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Russian middle names

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Shortest last names

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