Explore the Family Name Wank

The meaning of Wank

1. German: topographic name from a field named with Middle High German wanc ‘bend or turn (in the course of a path or river)’. 2. German: habitational name from a place called Wank in Bavaria. 3. German (of Slavic origin): from a variant of the personal name Wanke 1. 4. Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Iwan ‘John’ (see Ivan). 5. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Wank" was ranked 43,290 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to a rank of 45,105 in 2010. This represents a popularity change of -4.19%. However, the count of individuals with the "Wank" surname slightly increased from 470 in 2000 to 475 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.06%. The proportion per 100,000 people of the surname "Wank" decreased by 5.88% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#45,105	-4.19%
Count	470	475	1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wank

According to the same census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Wank" experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.66% to 96.42%. Interestingly, there was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing from 1.28% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010. There was also a new emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010 that was not present in the 2000 data. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native during either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.66%	96.42%	-1.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.28%	1.89%	47.66%
Hispanic	0%	1.26%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%