How rare is the last name Willson?

8,978 people in the United States have the last name Willson, about 1 in 33,292. It ranks #3,850 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WILLSON

#3,850

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,978
About
1 in 33,292
This common or more
55.5%
Who bears it

Of the 8,978 people with the last name Willson, 82.8% reported their origin as White, 6.9% as Black and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Willson

#3,848 Bivens · 8,985#3,849 Cosgrove · 8,983#3,851 Rafferty · 8,971#3,852 Mahon · 8,969

Spelled almost the same

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

#14 Wilson · 777,275#11,054 Willison · 2,745#80,054 Willkom · 256#82,881 Wilkson · 245

Also a first name

As a first name, Willson ranks #21,875 of 53,615, with 460 people. See Willson as a first name

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