Wicker Surname
Approximately 17,029 people bear this surname
Wicker Surname Definition:
(English) 1 = Wick (q.v.) -f the English agential suff. -er.
2 a descendant of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtgár = Elf-Spear [Old English wiht, sprite, elf + gár, spear] A Wihtgár was a nephew of Cerdic, the sixth-century king of Wessex.
Read More About This SurnameWicker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,475 | 1:26,899 | 3,368 |
| Germany | 1,393 | 1:57,793 | 7,475 |
| England | 583 | 1:95,571 | 10,185 |
| France | 405 | 1:164,007 | 25,556 |
| Canada | 364 | 1:101,224 | 10,979 |
| Thailand | 187 | 1:377,745 | 66,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 366 | 1:66,599 | 7,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,223 | 1:22,591 | 2,830 |
Wicker (67) may also be a first name.
Wicker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 = Wick (q.v.) -f the English agential suff. -er.
2 a descendant of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtgár = Elf-Spear [Old English wiht, sprite, elf + gár, spear] A Wihtgár was a nephew of Cerdic, the sixth-century king of Wessex.
(English) Dweller at the dairy farm; one who came from Wick (dairy farm), the name of several places in England.
1. See Wick, and the termination ER. 2. Anglo-Saxon wicca, a wizard.
A man of the creek or bay, from Wick, a creek, bay, a village. Uakker, Danish, valiant, brave.
Wicker Demographics
Average Wicker Salary in
United States
$41,795 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wicker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wicker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wicker (Arabic: يكر, Marathi: िवकेर) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wicker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wicker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,361st most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 427,949 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wicker are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wicker is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name in the world, held by 67 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 13,475 people, or 1 in 26,899. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Wicker occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Wicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wicker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wicker surname grew 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wicker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wicker last name are 17.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wicker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning R 270,144 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $46,141 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wicker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wicker in the Marathi language | ||
| िवकेर | ivakera | - |
| Wicker in the Arabic language | ||
| يكر | ykr | - |
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