Explore the Family Name Wanamaker

The meaning of Wanamaker

Americanized form of German Wannemacher. Compare Wanemaker.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wanamaker has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wanamaker was ranked as the 11,336th most common surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had dropped to the 12,339th spot, representing a decrease of around 8.85%. The total count of people with this surname also fell slightly from 2,556 in 2000 to 2,520 in 2010, marking a 1.41% decrease. It's worth noting that the proportion of individuals with the Wanamaker surname per 100k people declined by 10.53% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,336	#12,339	-8.85%
Count	2,556	2,520	-1.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	0.85	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wanamaker

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Wanamaker also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of White individuals who carry the surname decreased marginally from 88.07% to 85.83%. On the other hand, the percentage of Black individuals with the surname increased notably from 8.65% to 10.12%. Meanwhile, the number of people of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with this surname saw a reduction of 28.21%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native witnessed an increase of 68.09%, albeit from a smaller base. There was also an increase in the representation of those identifying as Hispanic (from 0.94% to 1.03%) and those claiming two or more races (from 1.49% to 1.94%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.07%	85.83%	-2.54%
Black	8.65%	10.12%	16.99%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.94%	30.2%
Hispanic	0.94%	1.03%	9.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0.79%	68.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.28%	-28.21%