Find out how popular the last name Raskin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Raskin.

Raskin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Raskin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raskin in America

Raskin is the 13660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raskin surname appeared 2,216 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Raskin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raskin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Raskin

The surname Raskin has its origins in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and Ukraine. It is derived from the Russian word "raskol," which means "schism" or "split." This likely refers to the Raskol, a major religious schism in the Russian Orthodox Church that occurred in the 17th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Raskin can be found in the Russian census records of the late 18th century. It was primarily concentrated in the regions around Moscow and St. Petersburg, where many followers of the Old Believers, a religious group that emerged from the Raskol, had settled.

In the 19th century, the name Raskin began to appear in various historical documents and records across Eastern Europe. For example, in 1842, a Jewish merchant named Yakov Raskin was mentioned in a trade register in the city of Odessa, which was then part of the Russian Empire.

As the Russian Empire expanded and people migrated, the name Raskin spread to other parts of Eastern Europe and beyond. One notable figure was Abram Raskin, a Ukrainian-born American author and journalist who lived from 1887 to 1944. He wrote several books on Jewish history and culture, including "The Jew in Russia" and "Landsmen: A Journey of Homecoming."

Another prominent individual with the surname Raskin was Marcus Raskin, an American lawyer, political activist, and co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank. He was born in 1934 and played a significant role in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

In the realm of academia, Jill Raskin, an American computer scientist and human-computer interaction researcher, made significant contributions to the field of user interface design. She was born in 1953 and is known for her work on the Zooming User Interface, which aimed to improve the usability of computer systems.

It is worth noting that the surname Raskin has undergone various spelling variations over time, such as Raskin, Raskin, and Raskind. These variations may reflect regional dialects, transliterations, or adaptations to different languages and cultures as the name spread across geographical boundaries.

While the surname Raskin has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since become a part of the global diaspora, with individuals bearing this name contributing to various fields and leaving their mark on history across different countries and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raskin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Raskin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Raskin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Raskin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Raskin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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