Explore the Family Name Westrick

The meaning of Westrick

German: habitational name from a place called Westerwick or a variant of Westrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Westrick has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 13,165th most popular name, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 11,560th spot, a positive change of approximately 12.19%. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew from 2,129 in 2000 to 2,719 in 2010, marking an increase of about 27.71%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Westrick per 100,000 also rose from 0.79 to 0.92 during this period, demonstrating a relative growth of 16.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,165	#11,560	12.19%
Count	2,129	2,719	27.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.92	16.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Westrick

The ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Westrick also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the overwhelming majority of Westricks identified as White (97.70%), with small percentages identifying as Hispanic or Black (0.80% each), and an even smaller percentage identifying as belonging to Two or more races (0.33%). However, by 2010, while the majority still identified as White (95.66%), there were noticeable increases among those identifying as Hispanic (2.06%) and those identifying with Two or more races (1.32%). Interestingly, there was also a new presence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.55%), an ethnicity that was not represented in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as Black dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	95.66%	-2.09%
Hispanic	0.8%	2.06%	157.5%
Two or More Races	0.33%	1.32%	300%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
Black	0.8%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%