Explore the Family Name Week

The meaning of Week

1. English: variant of Wick. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian or Swedish Vik. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Erik, Iver, Knute.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Week has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Week" was ranked as the 55,849th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to 58,735th, marking a 5.17% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the surname Week increased slightly from 343 to 345 during the same period. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals named Week per 100,000 people actually decreased by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,849	#58,735	-5.17%
Count	343	345	0.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Week

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Week, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a minor shift in distribution between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of people carrying the surname identified as White, although this percentage fell from 92.13% to 83.77%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased significantly from 5.83% to 9.28%. A new demographic emerged in 2010, as 2.32% of individuals with the surname Week began identifying as belonging to two or more races while 2.90% identified as Hispanic. There were no individuals with the Week surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.13%	83.77%	-9.07%
Black	5.83%	9.28%	59.18%
Hispanic	0%	2.9%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%