How Many People Have the Last Name Waddell?
people had the surname Waddell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 13,850 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+416 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Waddell (80.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Waddell ranks #1,259. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Waddell grew from 20,885 people in 2000 to 21,301 in 2010 (up 2%), and its rank fell from #1,576 to #1,691. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.74 to 7.22 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 20,885 | 21,301 |
| Rank | #1,576 | #1,691 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.74 | 7.22 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Waddell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Waddell: W340
👤 Waddell as a First Name
Waddell is a first name too: about 306 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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