How common is the last name Wray?

15,139 people in the United States have the last name Wray, about 1 in 19,744. It ranks #2,347 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WRAY

#2,347

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,139
About
1 in 19,744
This common or more
49.7%
Who bears it

Of the 15,139 people with the last name Wray, 78.7% reported their origin as White, 12.5% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wray

#2,345 Jack · 15,141#2,345 Mccloud · 15,141#2,348 Titus · 15,137#2,349 Solorzano · 15,128

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wray, most common first.

#76,719 Wry · 270

Also a first name

As a first name, Wray ranks #18,842 of 53,615, with 568 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1927, with 28 births. See Wray as a first name

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