Wicken Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wicken Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,' corruptions of Wilkin and Wilkins (q.v). (a) Bapt 'the son of Wiggin,' sharpened to Wickin. This is a more probable derivation.

The 'g' in Wicking is excrescent, as in Jennings.

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Wicken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
England1621:343,93925,007
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia501:539,91440,287
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Norway121:428,52437,411
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Wickén (12) are calculated separately.

Wicken (33) may also be a first name.

Wicken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,' corruptions of Wilkin and Wilkins (q.v). (a) Bapt 'the son of Wiggin,' sharpened to Wickin. This is a more probable derivation.

The 'g' in Wicking is excrescent, as in Jennings.

'Thomas Wykynsone holds lands, and tenements': Rental of Halifax, 1439, Cotton MS. Vespasian, F. 15, British Museum.

'John Wykynsone holds lands, and tenements'.: ibid.

Willelmus Wykyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna Wykyn, 1379: ibid.

For corroborative evidence of (2), v. Wiggin, where the popularity of the personal name is conclusively shown.

1667. Baptised — Thomas, s. Samnell Wicklins: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1669. Buried — Elizabeth, servant to Samuel Wickens: ibid.

1678. Married — John Wicken and Isabel Mellen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1808. Married — Edward Radclyff and Harriot Wicking: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller by a Mountain- Ash [Dialectal English wicken for quicken (tree); prob. so called from the sensitiveness of the leaves: Middle English quik, Old English cwic, living, lively (cp. Old English cwicbeám, aspen-tree] Wicken, the mountain-ash or rowan- tree.—S.W. Linc. Gloss., p. 167.

At Seal Bank, near Greenfield, Saddleworth, is a place called the Wicken-Hole, from tlie abundance of trees of this kind growing there.—Lanc. Gloss., p. 281.

Cp. Rowntree.

2 a pl. form of Wick, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Cambridge, Northampton, and Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wicken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wicken Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wicken is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Wickén. For other possible spellings of Wicken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wicken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,804th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wicken live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 33 people.

Wicken is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 1,023,895. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Minnesota, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Wicken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wicken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wicken surname increased 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wicken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wicken surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Wicken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 38.01% more than the national average, earning 477,614 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $60,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickén9412/
Wiecken9266/
Weicken9243/
Wickend9214/
Whicken922/
Wickken921/
Wickeng921/
Wickenn921/
Wiscken920/
Wiken91483/
Wickn911/
Wäcken83168/
Wieken83164/
Wichen8394/
Wecken8359/
Weiken8336/
Waiken8327/
Woiken8323/
Vicken8312/
Wikken8310/
Waicen838/
Wickin837/
Wikeen837/
Wiceen835/
Wizken831/
Wicaen831/
Wicn801/
Weichen77336/
Witsken77238/
Weckend77113/
Wiekken7769/
Boicken7753/
Beicken7737/
Wijchen7726/
Whickem779/
Wittken773/
Buicken772/
Waikuen772/
Wuichen771/
Hweicen771/
Wickind771/
Weycken771/
Wuikeng771/
Wissken770/
Viken733,036/
Vicen731,466/
Weken73406/
Wikén7375/
Uiken7344/
Wyken7341/
Wikne7332/
Wicén7319/
Wiceń7313/
Wikin7312/
Uicen732/
Wuken731/
Wischkin7114/
Wickehem7111/
Vickienė713/
Weicking712/
Woytcken711/
Wiczking711/
Withsken711/
Bücken671,018/
Wichin67242/
Weeken6760/
Weikin6741/
Wittckind6736/
Woikin6727/
Wekken6720/
Voiken6712/
Wychen6711/
Vaickienė679/
Veiken679/
Waikin678/
Vikken678/
Wheken677/
Wechen676/
Vichen676/
Wajcen675/
Wikäng675/
Whyken675/
Wayken675/
Weikne674/
Wikkin674/
Bäcken674/
Wekaen673/
Vikøen673/
Uisken672/
Vaiken671/
Wykeng671/
Bøiken671/
Wehken671/
Vikien671/
Uikenn671/
Huicen671/
Weaken671/
Weycen671/
Wickim670/
Vickin670/

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