How Many People Have the Last Name Wafer?
people had the surname Wafer in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 208,333 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 8 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+58 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wafer (62.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 31.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Wafer ranks #684. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wafer grew from 1,349 people in 2000 to 1,407 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #18,781 to #19,266. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.5 to 0.48 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,349 | 1,407 |
| Rank | #18,781 | #19,266 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.5 | 0.48 |
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Same Soundex code as Wafer: W160
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