How common is the surname Wilke?

8,106 people in the United States had the surname Wilke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,089 Americans. It ranked 4,386th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wilke?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wilke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wilke?

Robert J. Wilke, American actor (1914-1989), followed by Hannah Wilke.

Where is the surname Wilke most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilke in the United States.

Is the surname Wilke getting more or less common?

More common. 7,841 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,106 in 2010, up 3.4%.

What are other spellings of Wilke?

Wilk, Wilkie, Wilkey, Wilks and Wilkes.

The surname Wilke

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,106 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilke is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

Wilke is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,106 people named Wilke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,089 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,841.

#4,386

rank among US surnames

8,106

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,191)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,378	Pendergrass	8,123	38,009
#4,379	Fain	8,122	38,013
#4,380	Ramsay	8,120	38,023
#4,381	Manriquez	8,119	38,028
#4,382	Fort	8,117	38,037
#4,383	Troy	8,109	38,074
#4,384	Clem	8,107	38,084

Who is named Wilke

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

95% of people named Wilke identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilkes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert J. Wilke
American actor (1914-1989)
Hannah Wilke
American artist (1940-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Wilke

Wilke has the Soundex code W420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W420.

Questions

Where does the surname Wilke come from?: Variant of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.
How common is the surname Wilke?: 8,106 people in the United States had the surname Wilke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,089 Americans. It ranked 4,386th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilke?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wilke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wilke?: Robert J. Wilke, American actor (1914-1989), followed by Hannah Wilke.
Where is the surname Wilke most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilke in the United States.
What type of surname is Wilke?: Wilke is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Wilke getting more or less common?: More common. 7,841 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,106 in 2010, up 3.4%.
What are other spellings of Wilke?: Wilk, Wilkie, Wilkey, Wilks and Wilkes.