Last Name WAKE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The wake, i.e. the vigilant, the watchful.
Origin English, Irish, Ethiopian

Rank 11,807 (2000 US census) 14,153 (1990 US census)
Count 2,430 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.74%, or 1889 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.19%, or 369 total occurrences, as black,
  • 2.51%, or 61 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.86%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.89%, or 46 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.81%, or 44 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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