How Many People Have the Last Name Willson?
people had the surname Willson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 30,581 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+505 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Willson (85.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Willson ranks #2,767. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Willson grew from 9,154 people in 2000 to 9,659 in 2010 (up 5.5%), and its rank fell from #3,562 to #3,679. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.39 to 3.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 9,154 | 9,659 |
| Rank | #3,562 | #3,679 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.39 | 3.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Willson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Willson: W425
👤 Willson as a First Name
Willson is a first name too: about 302 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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