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

The last name Wilkey is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Wilkey is the 78,796^th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,175,790 people. Wilkey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wilkey reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 946,056^th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 100 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5,138 people, or 1 in 70,545. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Wilkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wilkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilkey last name grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilkey last name are 23.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.19% registered with the party.

The amount Wilkey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,154 CAD per year.