Explore the Family Name Wolfington

The meaning of Wolfington

Possibly English: of uncertain origin. Although it has the appearance of a habitational name, no such place is known, and it may simply be a variant of Wolfenden.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wolfington saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 52,174th in popularity with 374 people bearing the name, which was approximately 0.14 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the name slipped to the 52,619th rank even though the count increased to 394, indicating a growth of 5.35%. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased to 0.13, marking a decline of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#52,619	-0.85%
Count	374	394	5.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wolfington

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provided insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Wolfington surname. The majority identified as White, although this percentage dropped from 92.78% in 2000 to 90.1% in 2010. During the same period, those identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic saw an increase, rising from 2.94% to 6.85%. Interestingly, the number of individuals who identified with two or more races also increased by 51.49%, from 1.34% to 2.03%. On the other hand, the Black ethnicity group witnessed a complete drop, going from 2.41% to 0. Neither in 2000 nor in 2010 were there any individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.78%	90.1%	-2.89%
Hispanic	2.94%	6.85%	132.99%
Two or More Races	1.34%	2.03%	51.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.41%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%