How common is the last name Wilkerson?

45,488 people in the United States have the last name Wilkerson, about 1 in 6,571. It ranks #745 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WILKERSON

#745

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
45,488
About
1 in 6,571
This common or more
36.4%
Who bears it

Of the 45,488 people with the last name Wilkerson, 61.7% reported their origin as White, 28.9% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wilkerson

#743 Murillo · 45,567#744 Mosley · 45,562#746 Beasley · 45,439#747 Huerta · 45,314

Also a first name

As a first name, Wilkerson ranks #51,342 of 53,615, with 114 people. See Wilkerson as a first name

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