How common is the last name White?

636,798 people in the United States have the last name White, about 1 in 469. It ranks #24 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHITE

#24

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
636,798
About
1 in 469
This common or more
8.2%
Who bears it

Of the 636,798 people with the last name White, 63% reported their origin as White, 27.3% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of White

#22 Martin · 678,691#23 Thompson · 640,099#25 Sanchez · 607,848#26 Harris · 603,371

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,182 Whitt · 16,228#4,038 Whyte · 8,536#44,751 Whit · 516

Also a first name

As a first name, White ranks #8,871 of 53,615, with 1,606 people. See White as a first name

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