Explore the Family Name Wingrove

The meaning of Wingrove

English: habitational name from Wingrave in Buckinghamshire, probably named in Old English as ‘grove (Old English grāf) of the family or followers of (-inga-) of a man named Wīga’.

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

The surname Wingrove, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21438th most common surname, with 1137 individuals bearing it, making up about 0.42 per 100,000 people in the U.S. By 2010, however, its rank had slipped to 22892, a decline of 6.78%, and the count had slightly dropped to 1118, marking a decrease of 1.67%. The proportion of people named Wingrove per 100,000 also saw a decrease of 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,438	#22,892	-6.78%
Count	1,137	1,118	-1.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wingrove

When it comes to the ethnicity of those bearing the Wingrove name, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority are identified as White, although there has been a slight decrease from 96.83% in 2000 to 94.19% in 2010. During the same period, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic has almost doubled, rising from 1.23% to 2.42%. Those identifying as part of two or more races have also increased significantly, from 0.79% in 2000 to 1.97% in 2010. A small percentage (0.63%) started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while the percentage who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 0.44% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There was no reported change for Black individuals, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	94.19%	-2.73%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.42%	96.75%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.97%	149.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.63%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0%	0%