Explore the Family Name Wykes

The meaning of Wykes

English (Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire): variant of Wicks.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wykes experienced a rise between the years 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname increased slightly from 42,912 in 2000 to 42,030 in 2010, indicating an increase in its usage. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname rose by 8.84%, from 475 in 2000 to 517 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.18 during this period, suggesting that the growth in popularity was consistent with the general population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#42,030	2.06%
Count	475	517	8.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wykes

Regarding the ethnicity of those carrying the surname Wykes, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within a decade. In 2000, around 95.79% of individuals with this surname identified as White. This percentage saw a slight decrease to 94.39% by 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races under this surname saw a significant increase from 1.47% in 2000 to 2.71% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identification which was previously non-existent in 2000 and stood at 0.97% in 2010. Conversely, the Hispanic proportion decreased from 1.89% to 1.16% over the same period. No changes were observed for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	94.39%	-1.46%
Two or More Races	1.47%	2.71%	84.35%
Hispanic	1.89%	1.16%	-38.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%