Explore the Family Name Wickens

The meaning of Wickens

English: variant of Wicken, with the addition of the Middle English plural or genitive suffix -s.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wickens has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,598 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 33,164 — a decline of 12.05%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also dipped slightly from 751 in 2000 to 690 in 2010, which is an 8.12% decrease. Furthermore, as a proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname decreased by 17.86%, going from 0.28 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,598	#33,164	-12.05%
Count	751	690	-8.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.23	-17.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wickens

When looking at the ethnic identity distribution of the surname Wickens based on Decennial U.S. Census data, some shifts can be observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those who identified as White decreased by just over 2%, falling from 92.94% to 91.01%. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, up from 0.93% to 2.90%. Similarly, the percentage of people with the surname Wickens identifying as Hispanic increased by 48.63%, although the proportion remains small at 2.17%. There was a notable drop in the percentage of people identifying as Black from 3.20% to 1.74%. It's worth noting that for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, figures were either negligible or suppressed (S) in 2000 but showed an increase in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.94%	91.01%	-2.08%
Two or More Races	0.93%	2.9%	211.83%
Hispanic	1.46%	2.17%	48.63%
Black	3.2%	1.74%	-45.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.72%	0%