Surname Checker / Wilkes
How Common Is the Last Name Wilkes?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Wilkes today
20,278
Ranked #1,975 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.21 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 18,314 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
69.32%
Black
25.46%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.36%
Hispanic
2.23%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.