# Wilk (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wilk/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Polish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,763 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,971 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,574 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (5,662 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Wilke, Wilkie, Wilkey, Wilks, Wilkes |

## Etymology

* (Polish surname): From Polish Wilk, from Polish wilk (“wolf”), * (English surname): A back-formation from Wilkin, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Will.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilk in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilk in the United States.

## People named Wilk

- Brad Wilk, American drummer

## Similar surnames

Wilke, Wilkie, Walk, Wilkey, Wolk, Welk, Willis, Wills, Wiles, Wilks, Wilsey, Wallace.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.