View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Silkes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Silkes is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Silkes is the 1,465,390^th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Silkes are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Silkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Silkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Silkes surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Silkes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.93% more than the national average, earning $59,083 USD per year.