Find out how popular the last name Wyckoff is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Wyckoff.

Wyckoff, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Wyckoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wyckoff in America

Wyckoff is the 6451st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wyckoff surname appeared 5,262 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Wyckoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wyckoff to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Wyckoff

The surname Wyckoff traces its origins to the Netherlands, specifically the region of Friesland. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century. The name is derived from the Dutch words "wijk" and "hof," which together mean "outlying farm" or "outlying estate."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Wyckoff can be found in the 1384 census records of the city of Leeuwarden, where a person named Sybren Wyckoff is listed. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 14th century in the Friesland region.

Variations of the spelling, such as Wijckhoff, Wyckhoff, and Wijkhoff, appear in various historical records from the Netherlands in the subsequent centuries. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and variations in pronunciation.

In the 17th century, during the period of Dutch colonization in North America, several individuals with the surname Wyckoff immigrated to what is now New York. One of the earliest records is of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, who arrived in 1637 and settled in the area that is now Brooklyn.

Other notable individuals with the surname Wyckoff include:

1. Cornelius C. Wyckoff (1799-1876), a prominent businessman and politician from New York.
2. Walter A. Wyckoff (1865-1936), an American educator and philosopher known for his work in experimental psychology.
3. Martin A. Wyckoff (1850-1898), a prominent American financier and stockbroker who developed the Wyckoff Method of technical analysis for stock trading.
4. Susan Cooley Wyckoff (1836-1924), an American educator and suffragist who advocated for women's rights and education reform.
5. John H. Wyckoff (1848-1935), a Civil War veteran and businessman who served as the mayor of Ithaca, New York, in the late 19th century.

The surname Wyckoff has also been associated with various place names in the United States, particularly in New York and New Jersey, reflecting the early Dutch settlements in those areas. Examples include Wyckoff, New Jersey, and Wyckoff Heights in Brooklyn, New York.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wyckoff

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Wyckoff.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Wyckoff was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Wyckoff has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Wyckoff was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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