Explore the Family Name Wiker

The meaning of Wiker

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of ten or more farmsteads so named in eastern Norway, from the plural of vik ‘bay, inlet’ (see Vik). 2. Swedish: ornamental name from vik ‘bay’ + the suffix -er (from German).

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

Based on the data provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wiker saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,459 among all surnames and this rank dropped to 40,204 in 2010, representing a change of -16.67%. The number of times the surname was counted also declined during this period, reducing from 622 in 2000 to 545 in 2010. This translates to a change of -12.38%, with the proportion per 100k people decreasing by -21.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,459	#40,204	-16.67%
Count	622	545	-12.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.18	-21.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wiker

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Wiker as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed that the majority of people with this surname identified as White (97.11% in 2000 and 96.33% in 2010). However, there was a slight decrease of -0.80% in this category over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races also declined slightly by -4.17%. It is important to note an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 0.80% in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010, a significant increase of 83.75%. There were no individuals recorded who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	96.33%	-0.8%
Hispanic	0.8%	1.47%	83.75%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0.92%	-4.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%