How common is the surname Wenk?

1,061 people in the United States had the surname Wenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wenk?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wenk?

Richard Wenk, American film director and screenwriter.

Where is the surname Wenk most common?

Wikidata records people named Wenk in the United States.

Is the surname Wenk getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, down 5.0%.

The surname Wenk

A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wenk is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,061 people named Wenk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,117.

#23,817

rank among US surnames

1,061

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5%

change since 2000 (was #21,727)

Who is named Wenk

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Wenk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wenks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Wenk
American film director and screenwriter, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wenk

Wenk has the Soundex code W520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W520.

Questions

How common is the surname Wenk?: 1,061 people in the United States had the surname Wenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wenk?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wenk?: Richard Wenk, American film director and screenwriter.
Where is the surname Wenk most common?: Wikidata records people named Wenk in the United States.
Is the surname Wenk getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, down 5.0%.