How common is the last name Willis?

125,122 people in the United States have the last name Willis, about 1 in 2,389. It ranks #242 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WILLIS

#242

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
125,122
About
1 in 2,389
This common or more
24.4%
Who bears it

Of the 125,122 people with the last name Willis, 59.6% reported their origin as White, 30.3% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Willis

#240 Guerrero · 125,229#241 Estrada · 125,185#243 Ortega · 124,833#244 Sandoval · 124,812

Spelled almost the same

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

#1,277 Wills · 26,978#20,808 Willig · 1,287#34,703 Willes · 702#43,119 Wilis · 540#84,785 Willix · 238#125,732 Willias · 143

Also a first name

As a first name, Willis ranks #1,744 of 53,615, with 17,367 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1924, with 1,276 births. See Willis as a first name

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