How common is the last name Wilson?

777,275 people in the United States have the last name Wilson, about 1 in 385. It ranks #14 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WILSON

#14

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
777,275
About
1 in 385
This common or more
5.9%
Who bears it

Of the 777,275 people with the last name Wilson, 64.5% reported their origin as White, 25.5% 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 Wilson

#12 Lopez · 878,958#13 Gonzalez · 828,405#15 Anderson · 756,560#16 Thomas · 734,345

Spelled almost the same

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

#3,850 Willson · 8,978#82,881 Wilkson · 245

Also a first name

As a first name, Wilson ranks #1,052 of 53,615, with 39,895 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 1,381 births. See Wilson as a first name

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