Explore the Family Name Linklater

The meaning of Linklater

Scottish (Orkney): habitational name from either of two places called Linklater (in South Ronaldsay and North Sandwick), or from Linklet (in North Ronaldsay).

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

In terms of popularity, the surname Linklater saw minor fluctuations between the years 2000 and 2010. Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, this surname was ranked at 75,466 in 2000 and dropped slightly to 75,799 in 2010, marking a change of -0.44%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Linklater surname increased from 238 to 254 during the same period, showing a growth of 6.72%. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#75,799	-0.44%
Count	238	254	6.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Linklater

Turning to ethnicity, the Linklater surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 91.18% of those with the Linklater surname identified as White, which decreased slightly by 0.26% to 90.94% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity among individuals with this surname is American Indian and Alaskan Native, increasing from 5.04% in 2000 to 5.91% in 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic groups in either year. The data also indicates that there were some individuals who identified with two or more races in 2010, a category not present in the 2000 data. Hispanic representation, however, disappeared completely in 2010 after accounting for 2.94% of the Linklater surname holders in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.18%	90.94%	-0.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.04%	5.91%	17.26%
Two or More Races	0%	2.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.94%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%