Explore the Family Name Wishart

The meaning of Wishart

Scottish (eastern and central Scotland): of Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman French form, Wischard, of the Old French personal name Guiscard. This was formed in Normandy from the Old Norse elements vizkr ‘wise’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, bold’ (or possibly the Old French suffix -ard).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wishart saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved from 15,375 in 2000 to slightly higher at 15,238 in 2010, marking a change of nearly 0.89 percent. The count of individuals with this surname grew by approximately 10.16 percent over the same period, increasing from 1,752 to 1,930. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.65.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,375	#15,238	0.89%
Count	1,752	1,930	10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.65	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wishart

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Wishart surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of around 1.02 percent in this group from 2000 to 2010. The percentage identifying as Black saw an increase of almost 11.87 percent over the same decade, while those identifying as of two or more ethnicities also experienced growth, rising by 40 percent. On the other hand, the proportion of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic dropped by nearly 19 percent. There were no recorded individuals in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.72%	90.78%	-1.02%
Black	3.2%	3.58%	11.87%
Two or More Races	2%	2.8%	40%
Hispanic	2.11%	1.71%	-18.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%