Conklin Surname

17,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Conklin Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of the petty king or chieftain.

Conklin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,3651:11,5561,443
Canada5391:68,3597,870
Australia391:692,19746,687
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
England181:3,095,448105,421
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
China141:97,665,8265,141
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8961:5,075636

Conklin (85) may also be a first name.

Conklin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of the petty king or chieftain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch.) From Con, bold, wise, knowing, and klein, little or son, i. e., the son of Con. Konkelen, in Dutch, signifies to plot, intrigue, conspire. Ceangleann, Gaelic, the head of the valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Conklin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Conklin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Conklin (Arabic: كونكلين) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Conklin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,251st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 226,899 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Conklin are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Conklin is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 31,365 people, or 1 in 11,556. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Conklin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Conklin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conklin surname increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conklin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Conklin surname are 17.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Conklin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Conklin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Conklin in the Arabic language
كونكلينkwnklyn-

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Conklin Reference & Research

Conklin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Conklin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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