How common is the surname Wyckoff?

5,262 people in the United States had the surname Wyckoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,675 Americans. It ranked 6,451st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wyckoff?

Richard Wyckoff, American financial writer (1873–1934).

Where is the surname Wyckoff most common?

Wikidata records people named Wyckoff in the United States.

Is the surname Wyckoff getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,262 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Wyckoff

A Dutch surname, carried by 5,262 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W210

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wyckoff is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Wyckoff, from wijk (“district”) + hof (“farmstead”).

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,262 people named Wyckoff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,675 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,389.

#6,451

rank among US surnames

5,262

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,447	Giddings	5,267	58,619
#6,448	Naughton	5,264	58,652
#6,449	Newcomer	5,263	58,663
#6,451	Wyckoff	5,262	58,675
#6,452	Haun	5,261	58,686

Who is named Wyckoff

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

87% of people named Wyckoff identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wyckoffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Wyckoff
American financial writer (1873–1934)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wyckoff

Wycoff

Wyckoff has the Soundex code W210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W210.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wyckoff come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Wyckoff, from wijk (“district”) + hof (“farmstead”).
How common is the surname Wyckoff?: 5,262 people in the United States had the surname Wyckoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,675 Americans. It ranked 6,451st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wyckoff?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Wyckoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wyckoff?: Richard Wyckoff, American financial writer (1873–1934).
Where is the surname Wyckoff most common?: Wikidata records people named Wyckoff in the United States.
Is the surname Wyckoff getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,262 in 2010, down 2.4%.