Explore the Family Name Waymack

The meaning of Waymack

Probably English: variant of Waymark, from the Old Breton personal name Wiuhomarch (modern Guyonvarc’h), Gallicized as Old French Wimarc, and brought to England with the Norman Conquest. The name is composed of Old Breton uuiu ‘worthy of’ + the prefix ho- ‘successfully’ + march ‘horse’. The personal name was used for women as well as men. See also Wymer, with which this name may have been confused in Anglo-Norman England.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Waymack was ranked 69,428 in terms of popularity in 2000 and dropped to 85,049 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 22.5%. The count of individuals carrying this name also decreased from 264 in 2000 to 220 in 2010, marking a decline of 16.67%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the Waymack surname fell from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010, representing a 30% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,428	#85,049	-22.5%
Count	264	220	-16.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Waymack

Turning to ethnic identity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals with the Waymack surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.70%) and 2010 (95.91%), showing a modest increase of 1.28%. In 2000, there was a small percentage (2.65%) that identified as being of two or more races, but this figure was not present in the 2010 data. The percentage identifying as Hispanic dropped from 1.89% in 2000 to none in 2010. There were no individuals with the Waymack surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.7%	95.91%	1.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.65%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.89%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%