Explore the Family Name Wakeland

The meaning of Wakeland

English (of Norman origin): variant of Walklin, from the Middle English personal name Walchelin, Wakelin, a Norman French double diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Walho or Walico.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wakeland saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010, dropping in rank from 22,521 to 23,532, reflecting a change of -4.49%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 1.22% from 1,066 to 1,079. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.5% from 0.4 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,521	#23,532	-4.49%
Count	1,066	1,079	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wakeland

On the ethnicity front, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a notable shift within the various ethnic identities associated with the Wakeland surname from 2000 to 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander almost doubled, growing from 0.47% to 0.83%, marking an increase of 76.60%. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw a significant rise of 491.49%, moving from 0.47% to 2.78%. The African American community saw a modest growth of 22.64%, increasing from 1.59% to 1.95%. However, those claiming two or more races saw a decrease of -9.02%, while the portion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives also dropped by -32.00%. The largest ethnic group, the Whites, experienced a slight decline of -2.49%, decreasing from 93.53% to 91.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.53%	91.2%	-2.49%
Hispanic	0.47%	2.78%	491.49%
Two or More Races	2.44%	2.22%	-9.02%
Black	1.59%	1.95%	22.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.5%	1.02%	-32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.83%	76.6%