Explore the Family Name Hilke

The meaning of Hilke

German: 1. variant of Hilker. 2. possibly also from a pet form of Hildegund, an ancient Germanic female name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’ + gund ‘battle’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gernot, Jurgen.

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How common is the last name Hilke in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hilke has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, Hilke was ranked as the 41,722nd most popular surname in the United States with 491 individuals bearing it. By 2010, however, it had dropped in rank to 45,740 and the count had decreased to 467, demonstrating a change of -9.63% in rank and -4.89% in count. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Hilke also decreased by -11.11%, going down from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#45,740	-9.63%
Count	491	467	-4.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilke

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hilke, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of individuals identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with percentages of 94.91% and 94.86% respectively. However, there were some shifts in other ethnicities over this period. In 2000, 2.04% identified as part of two or more races but this number dropped to 1.50% in 2010. Additionally, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in 2000, but by 2010, these categories accounted for 1.28% and 1.50% respectively. Conversely, while 1.43% identified as Black in 2000, this category was not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	94.86%	-0.05%
Two or More Races	2.04%	1.5%	-26.47%
Hispanic	0%	1.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Black	1.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%