Explore the Family Name Wich

The meaning of Wich

1. North German: from a short form of Wicho, a pet form of ancient Germanic personal names with wīg ‘fight, battle’ as the first element, for instance Wicher, see Wicher 2. 2. Polish: from the personal name Wich, a short form of Wincenty (see Vincent). 3. English: variant of Wyche. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Claus.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wich has significantly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Wich was ranked 43,798 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had fallen to rank 63,218, accounting for a 44.34% decrease in its ranking. Additionally, the count of individuals with the surname Wich dropped from 464 in 2000 to 316 in 2010, representing a nearly 32% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,798	#63,218	-44.34%
Count	464	316	-31.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.11	-35.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wich

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes over the decade. The majority of individuals with the surname Wich identified as White, although their proportion slightly decreased from 96.12% in 2000 to 92.72% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase from 1.94% to 4.11% during the same period. Furthermore, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. No significant changes were recorded for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	92.72%	-3.54%
Hispanic	1.94%	4.11%	111.86%
Black	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%