How rare is the last name William?

11,890 people in the United States have the last name William, about 1 in 25,139. It ranks #2,962 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

WILLIAM

#2,962

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,890
About
1 in 25,139
This common or more
52.4%
Who bears it

Of the 11,890 people with the last name William, 52.2% reported their origin as Black, 30.8% as White and 8.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as William

1 other last name also has 11,890 people.

#2,962 Redman · 11,890

Either side of William

#2,961 Armendariz · 11,895#2,962 Redman · 11,890#2,964 Wisniewski · 11,873#2,965 Ragsdale · 11,861

Spelled almost the same

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

#55,761 Wilham · 397#66,670 Willian · 320#85,054 Willem · 237#93,282 Willan · 211#104,723 Willin · 182#131,805 Willam · 134#135,344 Willham · 129#153,590 Willim · 104

Also a first name

As a first name, William ranks #6 of 53,615, with 2,240,114 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1947, with 67,156 births. See William as a first name

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