Explore the Family Name Wickstrom

The meaning of Wickstrom

Swedish (Wickström): variant of Wikström (see Wikstrom). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Nels, Anders, Erik, Lars, Mauritz, Nils, Thor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wickstrom has seen a decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,642 in the United States, but by 2010, its ranking had fallen to 13,795, marking a decline of 9.12%. The total count of people with Wickstrom as their last name also dropped slightly from 2,246 to 2,192 during this decade. This represented a proportional decrease from 0.83 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 0.74 per 100,000 in 2010, or a 10.84% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,642	#13,795	-9.12%
Count	2,246	2,192	-2.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.74	-10.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wickstrom

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Wickstrom surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals identify as White, although this percentage has dropped slightly from 95.73% in 2000 to 94.39% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage identifying with two or more races increased significantly from 0.98% to 1.78%, a rise of 81.63%. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic also grew, going from 1.96% to 2.33%, an increase of 18.88%. Furthermore, there was a modest rise in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native from 0.71% to 0.82%. No individuals with the Wickstrom surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	94.39%	-1.4%
Hispanic	1.96%	2.33%	18.88%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.78%	81.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.71%	0.82%	15.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%