How rare is the last name Whitson?

8,766 people in the United States have the last name Whitson, about 1 in 34,097. It ranks #3,929 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

WHITSON

#3,929

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,766
About
1 in 34,097
This common or more
55.7%
Who bears it

Of the 8,766 people with the last name Whitson, 78.5% reported their origin as White, 11.2% as Black and 5.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Whitson

1 other last name also has 8,766 people.

#3,929 Wilbur · 8,766

Either side of Whitson

#3,927 Ruggiero · 8,777#3,928 Blocker · 8,771#3,929 Wilbur · 8,766#3,931 Vaught · 8,765

Also a first name

As a first name, Whitson ranks #52,900 of 53,615, with 104 people. See Whitson as a first name

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