Last Names Starting with W
5,193 surnames found in U.S. Census data starting with W. Sorted by Census rank.
| Rank | Name | Est. Bearers | Per 100K | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #776 | Winters | 49,877 | 14.55 | Uncommon |
| #800 | Whitehead | 48,265 | 14.08 | Uncommon |
| #859 | Weeks | 45,186 | 13.18 | Uncommon |
| #869 | Walls | 44,962 | 13.12 | Uncommon |
| #978 | Woodward | 40,440 | 11.80 | Uncommon |
| #1003 | Waller | 39,243 | 11.45 | Uncommon |
| #1029 | Whitney | 38,426 | 11.21 | Uncommon |
| #1038 | Werner | 38,176 | 11.14 | Uncommon |
| #1119 | Winter | 35,271 | 10.29 | Uncommon |
| #1135 | Workman | 34,731 | 10.13 | Uncommon |
| #1143 | Witt | 34,568 | 10.09 | Uncommon |
| #1170 | Wilder | 33,842 | 9.87 | Uncommon |
| #1172 | Wooten | 33,832 | 9.87 | Uncommon |
| #1187 | Whitfield | 33,315 | 9.72 | Uncommon |
| #1190 | Welsh | 33,201 | 9.69 | Uncommon |
| #1215 | Wynn | 32,609 | 9.51 | Uncommon |
| #1269 | Womack | 31,061 | 9.06 | Uncommon |
| #1277 | Wills | 30,936 | 9.03 | Uncommon |
| #1344 | Webber | 29,311 | 8.55 | Uncommon |
| #1366 | Whitley | 29,089 | 8.49 | Uncommon |
| #1396 | Woodruff | 28,592 | 8.34 | Uncommon |
| #1407 | Weston | 28,242 | 8.24 | Uncommon |
| #1425 | Worley | 27,917 | 8.14 | Uncommon |
| #1510 | Walden | 26,427 | 7.71 | Uncommon |
| #1515 | Whalen | 26,372 | 7.69 | Uncommon |
| #1592 | Wesley | 25,214 | 7.36 | Uncommon |
| #1613 | Whaley | 24,784 | 7.23 | Uncommon |
| #1616 | Winn | 24,775 | 7.23 | Uncommon |
| #1652 | Wolff | 24,314 | 7.09 | Uncommon |
| #1662 | Winkler | 24,212 | 7.06 | Uncommon |
| #1697 | Winston | 23,727 | 6.92 | Uncommon |
| #1733 | Willard | 23,140 | 6.75 | Uncommon |
| #1750 | Waddell | 22,935 | 6.69 | Uncommon |
| #1781 | Westbrook | 22,592 | 6.59 | Uncommon |
| #1816 | Washburn | 22,179 | 6.47 | Uncommon |
| #1832 | Wilhelm | 22,015 | 6.42 | Uncommon |
| #1904 | Wiseman | 21,248 | 6.20 | Uncommon |
| #1905 | Whitman | 21,224 | 6.19 | Uncommon |
| #1917 | Weir | 21,091 | 6.15 | Uncommon |
| #1998 | Wilkes | 20,243 | 5.91 | Uncommon |
| #2026 | Woody | 19,994 | 5.83 | Uncommon |
| #2028 | Waite | 19,971 | 5.83 | Uncommon |
| #2080 | Whittaker | 19,393 | 5.66 | Uncommon |
| #2090 | Waldron | 19,275 | 5.62 | Uncommon |
| #2099 | Whittington | 19,202 | 5.60 | Uncommon |
| #2132 | Woodson | 18,946 | 5.53 | Uncommon |
| #2182 | Whitt | 18,609 | 5.43 | Uncommon |
| #2202 | Whitlock | 18,496 | 5.40 | Uncommon |
| #2204 | Whiting | 18,467 | 5.39 | Uncommon |
| #2246 | Weller | 18,059 | 5.27 | Uncommon |