How common is the surname Wilcoxon?

1,114 people in the United States had the surname Wilcoxon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. It ranked 22,963rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wilcoxon?

Henry Wilcoxon, actor of British West Indian origin (1905–1984).

Where is the surname Wilcoxon most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilcoxon in Dominica.

Is the surname Wilcoxon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,114 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Wilcoxon

A surname, carried by 1,114 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilcoxon is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,114 people named Wilcoxon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,070.

#22,963

rank among US surnames

1,114

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,443)

Who is named Wilcoxon

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

88% of people named Wilcoxon identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilcoxons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Wilcoxon
Actor of British West Indian origin (1905–1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilcoxon

Wilcoxon has the Soundex code W422, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W422.

Questions

How common is the surname Wilcoxon?: 1,114 people in the United States had the surname Wilcoxon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. It ranked 22,963rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilcoxon?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wilcoxon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wilcoxon?: Henry Wilcoxon, actor of British West Indian origin (1905–1984).
Where is the surname Wilcoxon most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilcoxon in Dominica.
Is the surname Wilcoxon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,114 in 2010, up 4.1%.