Explore the Family Name Wilkison

The meaning of Wilkison

English and Scottish: shortened form of Wilkinson or a variant of Wilkieson from the medieval personal name Wilky + -son, meaning ‘son of Wilky’. Compare Wilkie 1.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wilkison has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 23,372nd most common in the United States and this dropped to a rank of 24,629th in 2010, a change of -5.38%. The number of people bearing the surname also fell marginally from 1,015 in 2000 to 1,014 in 2010, marking a -0.1% change. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname decreased by -10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,372	#24,629	-5.38%
Count	1,015	1,014	-0.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.34	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wilkison

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Wilkison. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 93.69% in 2000 to 91.12% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.18% in 2000 to 2.56% in 2010, a change of 116.95%. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black rose from 3.05% in 2000 to 4.34% in 2010, a change of 42.30%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.38% to 1.08%, a change of -21.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.69%	91.12%	-2.74%
Black	3.05%	4.34%	42.3%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.56%	116.95%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.08%	-21.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%