Explore the Family Name Wirkkala

The meaning of Wirkkala

Finnish: old variant of Virkkala, a habitational name from a farm so named, from the personal name Virkki or Virkku (Finnish forms of Latin Virgilius; see Virgil) + the locative suffix -la. Established in the 19th century as a hereditary surname chiefly in Ostrobothnia. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Reino, Lempi, Urho, Vieno. German Hannes.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wirkkala saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,563rd in terms of popularity and had a count of 398. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 54,990th and the count declined to 374, indicating a change of -10.95 in rank and -6.03 in count. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people also saw a 13.33% decrease from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#54,990	-10.95%
Count	398	374	-6.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wirkkala

The ethnic identity of individuals with the Wirkkala surname is predominantly white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 93.72% identified as white, which slightly decreased to 91.71% in 2010. The data showed no Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic identities linked to this surname in either of the years. Individuals identifying as black under the Wirkkala surname increased by 48.41%, from 1.26% in 2000 to 1.87% in 2010. There was also a new entry in 2010 for American Indian and Alaskan Native at 2.41%. Additionally, those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased from 3.77% to 2.94% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.72%	91.71%	-2.14%
Two or More Races	3.77%	2.94%	-22.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.41%	0%
Black	1.26%	1.87%	48.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%