How Many People Have the Last Name Wisdom?
people had the surname Wisdom in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 43,860 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
+309 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wisdom (77.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Wisdom ranks #3,946. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 80.7% to 77.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wisdom grew from 6,425 people in 2000 to 6,734 in 2010 (up 4.8%), and its rank fell from #5,011 to #5,194. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.38 to 2.28 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,425 | 6,734 |
| Rank | #5,011 | #5,194 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.38 | 2.28 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Wisdom
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Wisdom: W235
👤 Wisdom as a First Name
Wisdom is a first name too: about 2,171 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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