Last Name MAKINS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Matthew, from French Maheu, from nickname May, and diminutive May-kin. The 'g' in Making and Makings is excrescent, and the 'e' in Makein intrusive. The nickname May is distibguished from the nickname Mat as being the offspring of Maheu, and not Matthew.
Origin English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian

Rank 53,556 (2000 US census) 33,334 (1990 US census)
Count 362 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 47.79%, or 173 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 49.72%, or 180 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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