Explore the Family Name Wissink

The meaning of Wissink

Dutch: habitational name from any of several farms so named in the areas of Twente and De Achterhoek in the Eastern Netherlands, once inhabited by a certain Wisse and his kin. The personal name Wisse corresponds to the ancient Germanic name Wizzo, which is possibly from widu ‘wood’. This surname is also found in Germany. Compare Wissing.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wissink has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,463 and by 2010 it dropped slightly to a ranking of 44,653, reflecting a 2.74% decrease. However, the number of individuals with the Wissink surname did increase marginally, from 468 in 2000 to 481 in 2010, which is a 2.78% rise. Despite this count increase, the proportion of people with the Wissink surname per 100,000 decreased by 5.88%, from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#44,653	-2.74%
Count	468	481	2.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wissink

Concerning ethnicity as determined through the Decennial U.S. Census, those identified as White made up the vast majority of individuals with the Wissink surname in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 98.29% of Wissinks were White, which decreased slightly to 95.63% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities among individuals with the Wissink surname in either year. Only in 2010 did some diversity emerge, with 2.08% identifying as two or more races, and 1.46% identifying as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.29%	95.63%	-2.71%
Two or More Races	0%	2.08%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%