Haskins Surname

20,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Haskins Surname Definition:

i) Bapt. 'the son of Osmund, —or— Osgood,' or 'Osberne.' There can be little doubt about this derivation. The aspirate is commonly found in names beginning with vowels; compare Hoddy for Oddy, or Hosgood for Osgood, or Hodson for Odson. This being settled the rest is easy.

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Haskins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,7971:15,8992,025
England1,7251:32,3004,307
South Africa7991:67,8078,496
Canada6271:58,7656,922
Australia4201:64,2757,702
Ireland1871:25,1812,391
Wales1391:22,2632,366
Northern Ireland941:19,6282,401
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Panama501:78,2453,248
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Anguilla131:1,034101
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belize11:355,4743,977
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1071:41,4013,746
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7971:30,5844,079
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Isle of Man111:4,934490
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7311:7,461945

Haskins (79) may also be a first name.

Haskins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Bapt. 'the son of Osmund, —or— Osgood,' or 'Osberne.' There can be little doubt about this derivation. The aspirate is commonly found in names beginning with vowels; compare Hoddy for Oddy, or Hosgood for Osgood, or Hodson for Odson. This being settled the rest is easy. Oskin must be a diminutive like Wilkin or Watkin, and the only question is, Was it a diminutive of Osmund, Osgood, or Osberne? The 'g' in Hosking is excrescent.

Osekin (without surname), London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Osekin, London, ibid.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge, diminutive Hodgekin, corruptly pronounced Hotchkin, then Hoskin, with excrescent 'g' Hosking. I merely suggest this as a possibility. All evidence is in favour of (1).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Asketin' , an Old French diminutive of Askettle. As Askettle became undoubtedly Askell, which see, so Asketin probably became Askin. For further instances and remarks, v. Astell. Nevertheless, I am not quite satisfied with this solution. Like Wilkin and Wilkins from William, it would appear that Askin and As kins represent a popular nick, of some once familiar personal name.

Robert Asketin, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Asketin, Kent, ibid.

1626. John Haskins and Grace Johnson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1774. Married — John Asking and Hannah Reedhead: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Descendant of little Aesc (ash, spear or ship).

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

From Haw or Hal, Henry, with the diminutive KIN.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A softened pronunciation of Hodgkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Cornish British) From Heschen or Hosleyn, the place of rushes, the sedgy place.

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

Haskins Last Name Facts

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

Haskins occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haskins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,118th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 268,171 people. The surname Haskins is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Haskins reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Haskins is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 79 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 22,797 people, or 1 in 15,899. In The United States Haskins is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Haskins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haskins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 175 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 535 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haskins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Haskins surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53% registered with the party.

The amount Haskins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72% more than the national average, earning R 408,732 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $54,904 CAD per year.

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