How common is the surname Wicks?

9,489 people in the United States had the surname Wicks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,537 Americans. It ranked 3,735th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wicks?

Camilla Wicks, American musician, followed by Sidney Wicks.

Where is the surname Wicks most common?

Wikidata records people named Wicks in the United States.

Is the surname Wicks getting more or less common?

More common. 9,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,489 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Wicks

A surname, carried by 9,489 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wicks is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,489 people named Wicks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,537 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,190.

#3,735

rank among US surnames

9,489

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,549)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,726	Saxton	9,509	32,469
#3,727	Hackney	9,507	32,476
#3,729	Findley	9,505	32,482
#3,730	Holtz	9,502	32,493
#3,731	Glynn	9,501	32,496
#3,732	Scroggins	9,495	32,517
#3,733	Packard	9,494	32,520

Who is named Wicks

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

72% of people named Wicks identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wickss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Camilla Wicks
American musician, 1928–2020
Sidney Wicks
American basketball player, born 1949
Sue Wicks
American basketball player and coach, born 1966
Josh Wicks
American soccer player, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wicks

Wicks has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

Questions

How common is the surname Wicks?: 9,489 people in the United States had the surname Wicks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,537 Americans. It ranked 3,735th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wicks?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Wicks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wicks?: Camilla Wicks, American musician, followed by Sidney Wicks.
Where is the surname Wicks most common?: Wikidata records people named Wicks in the United States.
Is the surname Wicks getting more or less common?: More common. 9,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,489 in 2010, up 3.3%.