How common is the last name Washington?

172,075 people in the United States have the last name Washington, about 1 in 1,737. It ranks #148 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WASHINGTON

#148

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
172,075
About
1 in 1,737
This common or more
19.9%
Who bears it

Of the 172,075 people with the last name Washington, 83.6% reported their origin as Black, 6% as two or more races and 5.8% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Washington

#146 Harrison · 172,637#147 Woods · 172,463#149 Kennedy · 171,457#150 Guzman · 170,696

Also a first name

As a first name, Washington ranks #6,742 of 53,615, with 2,345 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 60 births. See Washington as a first name

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