Explore the Family Name Walkingstick

The meaning of Walkingstick

Native American (Cherokee; also Walking Stick): translation into English of a personal name based on Cherokee adolanvsdi ‘walking stick’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Walkingstick" has seen a slight rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,687th in popularity among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had moved up to 54,990th place, showing a change of almost 3%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 337 in 2000 to 374 in 2010, an increase of nearly 11%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname saw an increase of around 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#54,990	2.99%
Count	337	374	10.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walkingstick

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of Walkingsticks identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years, though there was a decrease from 62.61% in 2000 to 52.14% in 2010. Those identifying as White made up the second largest group, increasing slightly from 24.63% to 25.67%. There was also a significant growth in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races, going from 8.61% in 2000 to 16.31% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a rise of about 22.41%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories remained unchanged, as data for these groups was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	62.61%	52.14%	-16.72%
White	24.63%	25.67%	4.22%
Two or More Races	8.61%	16.31%	89.43%
Hispanic	4.15%	5.08%	22.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%