How Many People Have the Last Name William?
people had the surname William in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 22,075 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
Black
Change Since 2000
−3,791 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname William (53.6%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 35.2%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, William ranks #52. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share fell from 59% to 53.6%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 1.6% to 4.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
William fell from 17,164 people in 2000 to 13,373 in 2010 (down 22.1%), and its rank fell from #1,923 to #2,694.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 17,164 | 13,373 |
| Rank | #1,923 | #2,694 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.36 | 4.53 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near William
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as William: W450
👤 William as a First Name
William is a first name too: about 2,184,188 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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