Last Names Starting with W
5,390 surnames found in U.S. Census data starting with W. Sorted by Census rank.
| Rank | Name | Est. Bearers | Per 100K | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #766 | Winters | 51,157 | 15.23 | Uncommon |
| #776 | Whitehead | 50,518 | 15.04 | Uncommon |
| #831 | Weeks | 47,327 | 14.09 | Uncommon |
| #842 | Walls | 46,723 | 13.91 | Uncommon |
| #942 | Waller | 41,919 | 12.48 | Uncommon |
| #944 | Woodward | 41,852 | 12.46 | Uncommon |
| #994 | Whitney | 40,005 | 11.91 | Uncommon |
| #1013 | Werner | 39,266 | 11.69 | Uncommon |
| #1097 | Workman | 36,276 | 10.80 | Uncommon |
| #1110 | Witt | 35,941 | 10.70 | Uncommon |
| #1119 | Winter | 35,638 | 10.61 | Uncommon |
| #1123 | Wooten | 35,571 | 10.59 | Uncommon |
| #1131 | Wilder | 35,336 | 10.52 | Uncommon |
| #1166 | Welsh | 34,328 | 10.22 | Uncommon |
| #1171 | Whitfield | 34,127 | 10.16 | Uncommon |
| #1203 | Wynn | 33,489 | 9.97 | Uncommon |
| #1244 | Wills | 32,145 | 9.57 | Uncommon |
| #1245 | Womack | 32,111 | 9.56 | Uncommon |
| #1313 | Whitley | 30,432 | 9.06 | Uncommon |
| #1335 | Webber | 30,062 | 8.95 | Uncommon |
| #1341 | Woodruff | 29,928 | 8.91 | Uncommon |
| #1370 | Worley | 29,323 | 8.73 | Uncommon |
| #1380 | Weston | 29,189 | 8.69 | Uncommon |
| #1435 | Walden | 28,249 | 8.41 | Uncommon |
| #1470 | Whalen | 27,610 | 8.22 | Uncommon |
| #1555 | Wesley | 26,334 | 7.84 | Uncommon |
| #1575 | Whaley | 25,998 | 7.74 | Uncommon |
| #1611 | Winn | 25,427 | 7.57 | Uncommon |
| #1640 | Winkler | 25,058 | 7.46 | Uncommon |
| #1650 | Wolff | 24,856 | 7.40 | Uncommon |
| #1662 | Winston | 24,688 | 7.35 | Uncommon |
| #1690 | Willard | 24,319 | 7.24 | Uncommon |
| #1691 | Waddell | 24,251 | 7.22 | Uncommon |
| #1770 | Westbrook | 23,109 | 6.88 | Uncommon |
| #1793 | Washburn | 22,807 | 6.79 | Uncommon |
| #1802 | Wilhelm | 22,673 | 6.75 | Uncommon |
| #1809 | Waiters | 22,606 | 6.73 | Uncommon |
| #1845 | Wiseman | 22,135 | 6.59 | Uncommon |
| #1851 | Whitman | 22,102 | 6.58 | Uncommon |
| #1903 | Weir | 21,497 | 6.40 | Uncommon |
| #1936 | Waite | 21,262 | 6.33 | Uncommon |
| #1960 | Woody | 20,993 | 6.25 | Uncommon |
| #1975 | Wilkes | 20,859 | 6.21 | Uncommon |
| #2059 | Whittington | 19,952 | 5.94 | Uncommon |
| #2063 | Waldron | 19,918 | 5.93 | Uncommon |
| #2092 | Whitt | 19,683 | 5.86 | Uncommon |
| #2098 | Woodson | 19,650 | 5.85 | Uncommon |
| #2100 | Whittaker | 19,616 | 5.84 | Uncommon |
| #2142 | Whitlock | 19,280 | 5.74 | Uncommon |
| #2221 | Whiting | 18,709 | 5.57 | Uncommon |