How Many People Have the Last Name Wax?
people had the surname Wax in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 161,290 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 11 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+36 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wax (87.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Wax ranks #12,655. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90.3% to 87.7%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wax grew from 1,802 people in 2000 to 1,838 in 2010 (up 2%), and its rank fell from #15,033 to #15,833. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.67 to 0.62 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,802 | 1,838 |
| Rank | #15,033 | #15,833 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.67 | 0.62 |
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Same Soundex code as Wax: W200
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