Explore the Family Name Wolgamott

The meaning of Wolgamott

Americanized form of German Wohlgemuth. Compare Wolgamot.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wolgamott has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wolgamott ranked as the 38,524th most common name, dropping to 39,164th by 2010, marking a 1.66% decrease in its rank. However, the actual count of people with the Wolgamott surname has increased over this period from 540 in 2000 to 562 in 2010, an upward shift of 4.07%. The proportion per 100k, however, saw a decrease of 5.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,524	#39,164	-1.66%
Count	540	562	4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wolgamott

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a diversification in the ethnic backgrounds associated with the Wolgamott surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals identifying as Wolgamott are White (94.26% in 2000 and 92.70% in 2010), there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.22% in 2000 to 4.09% in 2010. This marks an impressive 84.23% increase. There was also a slight increase in individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent, growing from 0.93% in 2000 to 1.25% in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 26.14%, from 2.41% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010. Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at 0%, meaning no individuals with the Wolgamott surname identified with these ethnicities during the given period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.26%	92.7%	-1.66%
Hispanic	2.22%	4.09%	84.23%
Two or More Races	2.41%	1.78%	-26.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.93%	1.25%	34.41%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%