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
Wicker Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wicker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wicker is the 31,361st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 427,949 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wicker reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wicker is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 67 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 13,475 people, or 1 in 26,899. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wicker exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Wicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wicker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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 national average, with 63.85% registered with the 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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