How Many People Have the Last Name Wilks?

8,972

people had the surname Wilks in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 32,895 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,962

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

3.04

In 2010

Largest Group

63%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.3%

+286 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Wilks (63%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 32.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Wilks ranks #2,997. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 63%
Black 32.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%

📈 Change Since 2000

Wilks grew from 8,686 people in 2000 to 8,972 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #3,749 to #3,962. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.22 to 3.04 people per 100,000.

20002010
People8,6868,972
Rank#3,749#3,962
Per 100,000 people3.223.04

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Wilks

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,960Ridgeway8,975
#3,961Bourque8,973
#3,962Rauch8,972
#3,962Wilks8,972
#3,964Jankowski8,970
#3,965Simonson8,968
#3,966Kwan8,965

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Wilks: W420

Wallace 197,276 Wells 176,230 Willis 130,152 Welch 108,987 Walsh 105,079 Walls 41,025 Welsh 30,153 Wills 28,219

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