How common is the surname Wichman?

1,411 people in the United States had the surname Wichman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,813 Americans. It ranked 19,229th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wichman?

Sharon Wichman, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Wichman most common?

Wikidata records people named Wichman in the United States.

Is the surname Wichman getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,411 in 2010, down 37%.

The surname Wichman

A surname, carried by 1,411 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wichman is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,411 people named Wichman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,813 Americans. That is down 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,241.

#19,229

rank among US surnames

1,411

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-37%

change since 2000 (was #12,657)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,223	Townsel	1,412	218,658
#19,229	Beehler	1,411	218,813
#19,234	Selle	1,410	218,968

Who is named Wichman

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

94% of people named Wichman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wichmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharon Wichman
American swimmer, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wichman

Wichman has the Soundex code W255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W255.

Questions

How common is the surname Wichman?: 1,411 people in the United States had the surname Wichman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,813 Americans. It ranked 19,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wichman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wichman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Wichman?: Sharon Wichman, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Wichman most common?: Wikidata records people named Wichman in the United States.
Is the surname Wichman getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,411 in 2010, down 37%.