Explore the Family Name Wielenga

The meaning of Wielenga

West Frisian and Dutch: 1. from Dutch wiel ‘wheel’ and the Frisian suffix -enga (see 2 below), an occupational name for a constructor of wheels or for a weaver, because of his spinning wheel. 2. habitational name for someone who lives near a wiel ‘pond (as a result of a dyke breakthrough)’. It is formed with the Frisian suffix -enga, a variant of -inga (from the patronymic suffix -ing and genitive plural ending -a).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wielenga saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,207th in terms of commonality but improved to 59,171st by 2010. This is a positive change of 3.33%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period, from 307 people in 2000 to 342 in 2010, marking an increase of 11.4%. Consequently, the proportion of Wielengas per 100,000 people expanded by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#59,171	3.33%
Count	307	342	11.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wielenga

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that those bearing the Wielenga surname were overwhelmingly identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 98.05% in 2000 to 95.32% in 2010. During the same period, there was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from zero to 1.46%, and those identifying with two or more races, which went from zero to 2.05%. However, there were no recorded changes in the percentages of Wielenga individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.05%	95.32%	-2.78%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%