How common is the surname Wink?

2,632 people in the United States had the surname Wink in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. It ranked 11,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wink?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wink identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wink?

Walter Wink, American biblical scholar (1935–2012).

Where is the surname Wink most common?

Wikidata records people named Wink in the United States.

Is the surname Wink getting more or less common?

More common. 2,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,632 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Wink

A surname, carried by 2,632 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wink is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,632 people named Wink in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,365.

#11,894

rank among US surnames

2,632

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+11.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,100)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,886	Burse	2,634	117,215
#11,890	Defrancisco	2,633	117,260
#11,894	Addy	2,632	117,305
#11,899	Hosmer	2,631	117,349

Who is named Wink

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

95% of people named Wink identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Winks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Wink
American biblical scholar (1935–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wink

Wink has the Soundex code W520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W520.

Questions

How common is the surname Wink?: 2,632 people in the United States had the surname Wink in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. It ranked 11,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wink?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wink identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wink?: Walter Wink, American biblical scholar (1935–2012).
Where is the surname Wink most common?: Wikidata records people named Wink in the United States.
Is the surname Wink getting more or less common?: More common. 2,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,632 in 2010, up 11%.