How common is the surname Wickersham?

2,427 people in the United States had the surname Wickersham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. It ranked 12,720th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wickersham?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wickersham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wickersham?

Emily Wickersham, American actress, followed by George Woodward Wickersham.

Where is the surname Wickersham most common?

Wikidata records people named Wickersham in the United States.

Is the surname Wickersham getting more or less common?

More common. 2,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,427 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Wickersham

A surname, carried by 2,427 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wickersham is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,427 people named Wickersham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,395.

#12,720

rank among US surnames

2,427

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,964)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,711	Gans	2,429	127,108
#12,715	Duclos	2,428	127,160
#12,720	Marlatt	2,427	127,213
#12,724	Palmeri	2,426	127,265
#12,729	McLennan	2,425	127,318

Who is named Wickersham

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

95% of people named Wickersham identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wickershams

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emily Wickersham
American actress, born 1984
George Woodward Wickersham
American lawyer (1858-1936)
James Wickersham
American politician (1857-1939)

Questions

How common is the surname Wickersham?: 2,427 people in the United States had the surname Wickersham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. It ranked 12,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wickersham?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wickersham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wickersham?: Emily Wickersham, American actress, followed by George Woodward Wickersham.
Where is the surname Wickersham most common?: Wikidata records people named Wickersham in the United States.
Is the surname Wickersham getting more or less common?: More common. 2,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,427 in 2010, up 1.3%.