How Many People Have the Last Name Watley?

2,361

people had the surname Watley in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 125,000 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#13,002

Tied with 4 others

Per 100,000 People

0.8

In 2010

Largest Group

51.4%

Black

Change Since 2000

+10.8%

+231 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Watley (51.4%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 38.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Watley ranks #404. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share fell from 55.9% to 51.4%, and the non-Hispanic White share rose from 36.6% to 38.8%.

White 38.8%

Black 51.4%

Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Two or more races 2.8%

Hispanic or Latino 5.6%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Watley grew from 2,130 people in 2000 to 2,361 in 2010 (up 10.8%), and its rank rose from #13,158 to #13,002.

	2000	2010
People	2,130	2,361
Rank	#13,158	#13,002
Per 100,000 people	0.79	0.8

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Watley

Rank	Surname	People in 2010
#13,002	Lipton	2,361
#13,002	Lis	2,361
#13,002	Marcelo	2,361
#13,002	Watley	2,361
#13,007	Dearmas	2,360
#13,007	Shortridge	2,360
#13,007	Urrea	2,360

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Watley: W340

Whitley 26,732 Waddell 21,301 Woodall 16,260 Wheatley 12,520 Whatley 11,579 Whitlow 8,020 Whittle 7,307 Woodley 6,982

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