How Many People Have the Last Name Willis?
people had the surname Willis in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,267 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
+4,525 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Willis (62.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 31.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Willis ranks #170. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 64.7% to 62.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Willis grew from 125,627 people in 2000 to 130,152 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #216 to #230. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 46.57 to 44.12 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 125,627 | 130,152 |
| Rank | #216 | #230 |
| Per 100,000 people | 46.57 | 44.12 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Willis
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Willis: W420
👤 Willis as a First Name
Willis is a first name too: about 16,394 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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