How rare is the last name Way?

14,074 people in the United States have the last name Way, about 1 in 21,238. It ranks #2,500 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WAY

#2,500

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
14,074
About
1 in 21,238
This common or more
50.4%
Who bears it

Of the 14,074 people with the last name Way, 75.6% reported their origin as White, 12% as Black and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Way

#2,498 Michaud · 14,078#2,499 Noriega · 14,076#2,501 Bliss · 14,056#2,502 Kearns · 14,053

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Way, most common first.

#8,164 Wah · 3,882#18,559 Wai · 1,469#29,943 Waye · 838#61,734 Wa · 351

Also a first name

As a first name, Way ranks #24,941 of 53,615, with 383 people. See Way as a first name

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