Wicker Surname

31,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

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.

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Wicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4751:26,8993,368
Germany1,3931:57,7937,475
England5831:95,57110,185
France4051:164,00725,556
Canada3641:101,22410,979
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia861:313,90427,145
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Hungary261:377,54926,409
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Israel161:534,85239,210
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tonga41:26,828461
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guam11:160,1214,893
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3661:66,5997,588
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2231:22,5912,830

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the dairy farm; one who came from Wick (dairy farm), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. See Wick, and the termination ER. 2. Anglo-Saxon wicca, a wizard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A man of the creek or bay, from Wick, a creek, bay, a village. Uakker, Danish, valiant, brave.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whicker922,698/
Weicker921,306/
Wickerd92138/
Wiecker92104/
Waicker9248/
Wickerr921/
Wickier921/
Wickeer921/
Witcker920/
Wwicker920/
Wiker911,360/
Whitcker866/
Wichkert862/
Whichker861/
Whickher861/
Wickhert860/
Weichker860/
Wickherd860/
Wicher835,931/
Wecker835,910/
Wijker83790/
Vicker83774/
Weiker83569/
Wieker83338/
Wickre83258/
Waiker83213/
Uicker8393/
Wäcker8353/
Wucker8346/
Wikere8312/
Wikerd8310/
Weicer837/
Whiker834/
Wikker832/
Hwiker831/
Wikier831/
Woiker830/
Wycker830/
Wickerová803/
Wickherdt800/
Wickheart800/
Wisckerth800/
Whicher77521/
Weicher77305/
Weisker77138/
Weycker77138/
Whitker77111/
Wittker7754/
Waikere7740/
Witsker7728/
Weißker7727/
Buicker7715/
Vickere7711/
Wückert7711/
Wikåker775/
Weiåker774/
Wissker772/
Whizker772/
Wiccher772/
Widåker772/
Waitker771/
Wecketr771/
Weidker771/
Weikeer771/
Whieker771/
Whikert771/
Wigåker771/
Weikerd771/
Weckher771/
Bichker771/
Vaicker771/
Wichear771/
Whecker770/
Wickirt770/
Wiskerd770/
Wigkert770/
Weckerd770/
Boicker770/
Weecker770/
Wickire770/
Veicker770/
Wiskert770/
Viker73562/
Wyker73276/
Weker73157/
Wikre7379/
Uiker7334/
Wecer7322/
Vicer733/
Wuker732/
Whiskerd7163/
Whittker7124/
Weitzker719/
Weissker718/
Weikerth717/
Wejckert716/
Weckerth713/
Whithker712/
Veickert712/
Wojczker711/
Weikhert711/
Vickeire711/
Vieckier711/
Weschker711/
Wiekierz711/
Wietzker711/
Wickirre710/
Vickerre710/
Wickhire710/
Whissker710/
Weiskert710/
Bitchker710/
Wickuire710/
Uitchker710/
Weckhert710/
Uecker675,242/
Bijker671,904/
Weyker67355/
Wekker67308/
Vicher67266/
Wekere67227/
Vieker67226/
Wykert67178/
Vecker67147/
Wecher6763/
Weeker6752/
Vikker6748/
Wayker6737/
Weaker6731/
Wajcer6727/
Veiker6723/
Vickre6715/
Whycer6715/
Viceer6714/
Buiker6714/
Vikere6712/
Vikert6712/
Vikher6711/
Veicer6711/
Vaiker6710/
Wikire6710/
Weuker677/
Wekert677/
Wiskär677/
Vitker676/
Vidker676/
Wekier675/
Weacer673/
Wycher673/
Huiker671/
Vucker671/
Vuiker671/
Wueker671/
Wikirt671/
Wekcer671/
Vikeyr671/
Vicejr671/
Uikerr671/
Uisker671/
Wehker671/
Wajker671/
Wichir671/
Vikesr671/
Vaicer671/
Wächer671/
Woicir671/
Bécker671/
Bikeer671/
Bigker670/
Woikre670/
Whyker670/
Wegker670/
Wedker670/
Wheker670/

Wicker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wicker in the Marathi language
िवकेरivakera-
Wicker in the Arabic language
يكرykr-

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