Are you looking for a comprehensive list of last names beginning with “W”?
We’ve used the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census to compile 934 surnames that start with the letter W and have at least one thousand bearers of the name.
In the table below, you’ll see the total number of bearers for the name in each census.
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Meanings Of Popular Last Names Starting With W
Here are the top ten most common last names beginning with W in the 2010 U.S. census.
They are in descending order of how common they are.
| Surname | Bearers | Origins | Meaning |
| Williams | 1,625,252 | Norman | strong-willed helmeted warrior |
| Wilson | 801,882 | English | variant of William/Williams (above) |
| White | 660,491 | English | white-haired |
| Walker | 523,129 | English | someone who trample cloth |
| Wright | 458,980 | English | craftsman (e.g. carpernter) |
| Ward | 260,464 | English | guard |
| Watson | 252,579 | English | commands an army |
| Wood | 250,715 | English | lives near woodland |
| Wallace | 197,276 | Scottish | from Wales (or any foreigner) |
| West | 195,818 | English | lives west of a place |
The meanings given above are short summaries. Some names have several meanings depending on the region. We give more details later in this article.
Famous People With W Surnames
Here is an assorted collection of ten famous people with a family name starting with W.
| Famous Person | Occupation | Best Known For |
| George Washington | U.S. President | First President |
| Oscar Wilde | Irish writer | Importantance Of Being Ernest |
| Fats Waller | U.S. musician | Ain’t Misbehavin |
| James Watt | English inventor | Steam engine |
| Mary Wollstonecraft | English activist | Vindication Of The Rights Of Women |
| William The Conqueror | Norman King | Conquered England |
| HG Wells | English writer | War Of The World |
| William Wordsworth | English poet | Wandered Lonely As A Cloud |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President | World War I |
| Tennesse Williams | U.S. writer | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof |
Last Names Starting With W
Let’s start with names from Wachs to Wagoner.
Wagner is the most common name in this section with over 155 thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census. There are also several variants of this name in the list.
This name is of Germanic origin. The meaning comes from the word for someone who drives a cart, often transporting goods.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wachs | 1,175 | 1,138 |
| Wachtel | 1,961 | 2,033 |
| Wachter | 4,513 | 4,601 |
| Wacker | 3,864 | 4,530 |
| Wada | 1,791 | 1,712 |
| Waddell | 20,885 | 21,301 |
| Waddington | 1,886 | 1,946 |
| Waddle | 4,143 | 4,167 |
| Waddy | 1,742 | 1,844 |
| Wade | 92,834 | 97,040 |
| Wadkins | 1,788 | 1,759 |
| Wadley | 3,598 | 3,968 |
| Wadlington | 1,384 | 1,546 |
| Wadsworth | 9,625 | 9,912 |
| Waechter | 1,182 | 1,157 |
| Wafer | 1,349 | 1,407 |
| Wafford | 1,022 | 1,143 |
| Wagaman | 1,770 | 1,802 |
| Wagar | 1,528 | 1,649 |
| Wagener | 1,697 | 1,627 |
| Wager | 3,316 | 3,428 |
| Wagers | 3,476 | 3,544 |
| Wages | 4,166 | 4,180 |
| Waggener | 1,147 | 1,143 |
| Waggoner | 14,556 | 14,983 |
| Wagler | 2,647 | 2,987 |
| Wagman | 1,107 | 1,071 |
| Wagner | 154,516 | 155,795 |
| Wagnon | 1,930 | 2,050 |
| Wagoner | 14,841 | 15,118 |
From Wagstaff to Waldner
Walden is the most common name in this section with nearly twenty-five thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census.
This name has differing origins depending on the region.
The English origins are from different words and meanings. It comes from the Old English words for a foreigner (wahl, which has several meanings) and valley (denu). There are several places in England with this name.
The German origins are as a variant of Wald, which means a forest (in High German). Early bearers would have lived in a forested area.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wagstaff | 3,008 | 3,037 |
| Waguespack | 1,832 | 1,965 |
| Wahl | 12,933 | 13,253 |
| Wahlstrom | 1,368 | 1,387 |
| Waibel | 1,278 | 1,414 |
| Waid | 2,647 | 3,521 |
| Wainscott | 2,536 | 2,569 |
| Wainwright | 6,824 | 7,114 |
| Wait | 2,859 | 3,179 |
| Waite | 17,415 | 18,664 |
| Waiters | 2,038 | 19,853 |
| Waites | 3,398 | 3,808 |
| Waits | 5,644 | 5,661 |
| Wake | 2,430 | 2,739 |
| Wakefield | 14,058 | 14,587 |
| Wakeland | 1,066 | 1,079 |
| Wakeman | 2,522 | 2,748 |
| Walberg | 1,118 | 1,101 |
| Walbridge | 1,142 | 1,141 |
| Walburn | 1,560 | 1,522 |
| Walch | 1,942 | 1,986 |
| Walck | 1,265 | 1,178 |
| Walcott | 3,786 | 4,346 |
| Walczak | 3,549 | 3,437 |
| Wald | 4,910 | 4,057 |
| Waldeck | 1,243 | 1,260 |
| Walden | 24,122 | 24,821 |
| Walder | 1,642 | 1,380 |
| Waldman | 5,391 | 5,549 |
| Waldner | 3,690 | 2,238 |
From Waldo to Wallingford
Walker is by far the most common name in this section with over half a million bearers in 2010.
This has interesting origins as an occupation that has disappeared in Britain. Part of the process of making clothing involved cleansing and thickening the raw cloth.
During the Middle Ages, people earned a living by trampling on the cloth in wide buckets of water or lye. “Walker” was one of the names for this occupation.
Wallace is less common but has nearly two hundred thousand bearers in 2010. This name has Scottish origins.
Wallace is a variant of Wallis, which had several meanings over time. Early bearers came from Wales.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Waldo | 4,651 | 4,699 |
| Waldon | 4,073 | 4,190 |
| Waldorf | 1,798 | 1,788 |
| Waldrep | 2,228 | 2,222 |
| Waldrip | 1,685 | 1,662 |
| Waldron | 16,908 | 17,501 |
| Waldrop | 10,535 | 10,503 |
| Waldroup | 1,332 | 1,468 |
| Waldrup | 1,517 | 1,514 |
| Waldschmidt | 1,215 | 1,194 |
| Wales | 4,983 | 5,133 |
| Walk | 4,140 | 4,460 |
| Walke | 1,032 | 1,014 |
| Walker | 501,307 | 523,129 |
| Walko | 1,210 | 1,153 |
| Walkowiak | 1,089 | 1,099 |
| Walkup | 2,787 | 2,813 |
| Wall | 54,401 | 53,794 |
| Walla | 1,200 | 2,472 |
| Wallace | 190,760 | 197,276 |
| Wallach | 2,524 | 2,561 |
| Wallen | 7,264 | 7,436 |
| Waller | 35,001 | 36,805 |
| Walley | 4,947 | 4,730 |
| Wallick | 1,964 | 2,162 |
| Wallin | 6,677 | 7,034 |
| Walling | 6,860 | 7,275 |
| Wallingford | 1,776 | 1,775 |
From Wallis to Warburton
Wang is the most common name in this section with nearly 110 thousand bearers in 2010.
This is a Chinese name. The meaning comes from the word for a king or for royalty.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wallis | 11,279 | 11,594 |
| Wallner | 1,828 | 1,851 |
| Walls | 39,166 | 41,025 |
| Walmsley | 2,005 | 2,071 |
| Walpole | 1,810 | 1,748 |
| Walrath | 2,072 | 2,150 |
| Walraven | 1,785 | 1,843 |
| Walser | 2,657 | 2,782 |
| Walsh | 103,216 | 105,079 |
| Walston | 5,473 | 5,721 |
| Walt | 1,288 | 1,076 |
| Walter | 47,615 | 48,024 |
| Walters | 104,281 | 89,376 |
| Walthall | 2,295 | 2,243 |
| Walther | 6,108 | 6,444 |
| Waltman | 4,202 | 4,822 |
| Walton | 70,997 | 73,854 |
| Waltrip | 1,483 | 1,523 |
| Waltz | 6,602 | 6,819 |
| Walworth | 1,140 | 1,171 |
| Walz | 6,957 | 7,220 |
| Wampler | 6,401 | 6,345 |
| Wamsley | 3,277 | 3,350 |
| Wan | 4,605 | 5,831 |
| Wanamaker | 2,556 | 2,520 |
| Wang | 67,570 | 109,883 |
| Wangler | 1,250 | 1,317 |
| Wann | 2,013 | 2,068 |
| Wanner | 3,855 | 4,411 |
| Warburton | 2,610 | 2,781 |
From Ward to Warrington
Ward is the most common name in this section with about 260 thousand bearers in 2010.
The English origins are from the Middle English word for a guard.
Some early bearers were likely night watchmen who walked through towns with a stick and a lantern to provide some level of security.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Ward | 254,121 | 260,464 |
| Wardell | 3,864 | 3,923 |
| Warden | 10,970 | 11,135 |
| Wardlaw | 3,141 | 3,337 |
| Wardle | 2,509 | 2,642 |
| Wardlow | 3,039 | 2,985 |
| Wardwell | 1,583 | 1,686 |
| Ware | 46,682 | 49,316 |
| Wareham | 1,797 | 1,973 |
| Warf | 1,497 | 1,564 |
| Warfel | 1,841 | 1,967 |
| Warfield | 7,301 | 7,443 |
| Warford | 2,305 | 2,420 |
| Wargo | 4,400 | 4,442 |
| Waring | 4,320 | 4,330 |
| Wark | 1,899 | 1,762 |
| Warkentin | 1,010 | 1,063 |
| Warlick | 2,319 | 2,337 |
| Warmack | 1,035 | 1,087 |
| Warman | 2,966 | 3,156 |
| Warn | 1,124 | 1,039 |
| Warne | 2,542 | 2,722 |
| Warnecke | 1,309 | 1,279 |
| Warner | 81,824 | 83,781 |
| Warnick | 3,993 | 4,295 |
| Warnke | 2,682 | 2,767 |
| Warnock | 5,065 | 5,159 |
| Warr | 3,277 | 3,236 |
| Warren | 147,906 | 152,147 |
| Warrick | 6,117 | 6,347 |
| Warriner | 2,139 | 2,255 |
| Warrington | 4,445 | 4,477 |
From Warrior to Watts
Watson is the most common name in this section with over 250 thousand bearers in 2010.
The Scottish name (son of Walt) is a variant of Walter, which is found across Europe. Walter was brought into Britain by the Normans.
The meaning of Walter is from the Germanic words for ruler (wald) and army (heri).
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Warrior | 1,009 | 1,182 |
| Warthen | 1,638 | 1,750 |
| Warwick | 5,494 | 5,411 |
| Wash | 5,126 | 3,324 |
| Washam | 2,159 | 2,327 |
| Washburn | 19,505 | 20,030 |
| Washer | 1,642 | 1,601 |
| Washington | 163,036 | 177,386 |
| Wasielewski | 1,503 | 1,551 |
| Wasik | 1,366 | 1,416 |
| Wasilewski | 2,242 | 2,204 |
| Wasko | 1,815 | 1,708 |
| Wass | 1,791 | 1,713 |
| Wasser | 2,010 | 2,099 |
| Wasserman | 6,638 | 6,577 |
| Wasson | 8,384 | 8,471 |
| Watanabe | 6,295 | 6,204 |
| Waterbury | 2,199 | 2,181 |
| Waterfield | 1,077 | 1,082 |
| Waterhouse | 3,566 | 3,577 |
| Waterman | 11,799 | 12,177 |
| Waters | 65,817 | 67,929 |
| Watford | 4,270 | 4,646 |
| Wathen | 3,266 | 3,432 |
| Watkins | 122,447 | 127,083 |
| Watley | 2,130 | 2,361 |
| Watlington | 1,575 | 1,816 |
| Watrous | 2,055 | 2,091 |
| Watson | 242,432 | 252,579 |
| Watt | 14,872 | 15,211 |
| Watters | 11,144 | 11,569 |
| Watterson | 3,425 | 3,690 |
| Watts | 86,228 | 89,649 |
Waugh to Wechsler
Webb is the most common name in this section with over 168 thousand bearers in the 2010 census. You will see that there are several variants in the list.
This is another English occupational name that was connected with making clothes – as well as other things such as baskets and furniture.
The meaning derives from the Middle English word for weaving (webbe). The occupation of weaving involved working with material on a loom.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Waugh | 11,052 | 11,387 |
| Wawrzyniak | 1,110 | 1,093 |
| Wax | 1,802 | 1,838 |
| Waxman | 1,883 | 2,078 |
| Way | 14,222 | 14,157 |
| Waybright | 1,479 | 1,534 |
| Wayland | 2,344 | 2,415 |
| Wayman | 5,114 | 5,411 |
| Waymire | 1,959 | 2,066 |
| Wayne | 10,020 | 10,215 |
| Weakland | 1,399 | 1,499 |
| Weakley | 3,343 | 3,458 |
| Weaks | 1,046 | 1,095 |
| Wear | 3,321 | 3,473 |
| Weary | 1,494 | 1,687 |
| Weatherall | 1,024 | 1,262 |
| Weatherbee | 1,125 | 1,196 |
| Weatherby | 2,493 | 2,533 |
| Weatherford | 8,589 | 8,850 |
| Weatherly | 6,718 | 6,926 |
| Weatherman | 1,268 | 1,110 |
| Weathers | 13,376 | 14,073 |
| Weathersby | 3,539 | 3,844 |
| Weatherspoon | 4,913 | 5,409 |
| Weatherwax | 1,410 | 1,491 |
| Weaver | 138,811 | 143,837 |
| Webb | 163,481 | 168,878 |
| Webber | 26,178 | 26,405 |
| Weber | 107,866 | 109,433 |
| Webster | 70,123 | 72,625 |
| Wechsler | 1,864 | 1,842 |
From Wedding to Weimer
Weeks is the most common name in this section with over forty thousand bearers in 2010.
The English name is a variant of Wick. The meaning comes from the Old English word for a building.
If you cast your eye over a map of England, you’ll find tha “wick” is at the end of many placenames. You may even have flown into Gatwick!
It generally referred to a building where some form of work is carried out e.g. farm work.
Early bearers of the name likely came from places like this or worked in a building or enclosure.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wedding | 1,764 | 1,818 |
| Weddington | 2,311 | 2,336 |
| Weddle | 6,207 | 6,296 |
| Wedel | 2,738 | 2,830 |
| Wedemeyer | 1,028 | 1,046 |
| Wedge | 2,400 | 2,463 |
| Wedgeworth | 1,437 | 1,468 |
| Wee | 1,295 | 1,353 |
| Weed | 7,999 | 7,987 |
| Weeden | 3,349 | 3,803 |
| Weedman | 1,223 | 1,253 |
| Weedon | 1,339 | 1,140 |
| Weekes | 2,630 | 3,070 |
| Weekley | 4,076 | 4,072 |
| Weekly | 1,845 | 2,006 |
| Weeks | 41,053 | 41,565 |
| Weems | 9,544 | 10,231 |
| Weese | 4,274 | 4,478 |
| Wegener | 3,053 | 3,120 |
| Weger | 1,711 | 1,519 |
| Wegman | 1,988 | 2,005 |
| Wegner | 8,224 | 8,192 |
| Wehmeyer | 1,920 | 1,817 |
| Wehner | 3,045 | 3,446 |
| Wehr | 2,694 | 2,753 |
| Wehrle | 2,009 | 2,021 |
| Wehrman | 1,240 | 1,261 |
| Wehunt | 1,021 | 1,050 |
| Wei | 6,037 | 9,578 |
| Weibel | 1,857 | 1,817 |
| Weidler | 1,036 | 1,097 |
| Weidman | 4,325 | 4,350 |
| Weidner | 8,039 | 8,400 |
| Weier | 1,165 | 1,198 |
| Weigand | 3,793 | 3,666 |
| Weigel | 6,906 | 6,740 |
| Weight | 2,192 | 2,356 |
| Weigle | 2,047 | 2,525 |
| Weikel | 2,698 | 2,578 |
| Weikert | 1,059 | 1,052 |
| Weil | 6,338 | 6,455 |
| Weiland | 6,133 | 6,163 |
| Weiler | 6,551 | 10,160 |
| Weimer | 8,068 | 8,050 |
From Wein to Welles
Welch has nearly 109 thousand bearers in the 2010 American census.
The English origins are as a variant of Welsh. That means what it sounds like. The Old English word “welisc” referred to someone from Wales.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wein | 1,935 | 1,842 |
| Weinberg | 9,958 | 9,825 |
| Weinberger | 4,509 | 4,897 |
| Weiner | 14,903 | 14,208 |
| Weinert | 1,834 | 1,617 |
| Weingart | 1,465 | 1,505 |
| Weingarten | 1,997 | 2,272 |
| Weingartner | 1,200 | 1,218 |
| Weinheimer | 1,062 | 1,082 |
| Weinman | 1,991 | 2,040 |
| Weinmann | 1,495 | 1,748 |
| Weinstein | 13,809 | 13,563 |
| Weinstock | 2,726 | 2,959 |
| Weintraub | 3,837 | 3,792 |
| Weir | 18,588 | 18,881 |
| Weirich | 1,985 | 2,102 |
| Weis | 9,415 | 9,750 |
| Weisberg | 2,931 | 2,876 |
| Weisbrod | 1,221 | 1,255 |
| Weise | 3,742 | 3,834 |
| Weisel | 1,348 | 1,347 |
| Weisenberger | 1,440 | 1,459 |
| Weiser | 5,301 | 5,421 |
| Weisgerber | 1,164 | 1,125 |
| Weishaar | 1,688 | 1,824 |
| Weisman | 4,332 | 4,308 |
| Weisner | 1,615 | 1,720 |
| Weiss | 56,153 | 57,112 |
| Weisser | 1,734 | 1,768 |
| Weissinger | 1,003 | 1,060 |
| Weissman | 4,401 | 4,627 |
| Weist | 1,667 | 1,934 |
| Weisz | 2,140 | 2,555 |
| Weitz | 3,046 | 3,141 |
| Weitzel | 4,857 | 4,569 |
| Weitzman | 1,465 | 1,475 |
| Welborn | 7,014 | 7,095 |
| Welch | 105,804 | 108,987 |
| Welcher | 1,657 | 1,944 |
| Welcome | 1,981 | 2,181 |
| Weld | 1,307 | 1,218 |
| Welden | 1,196 | 1,146 |
| Weldon | 14,025 | 14,538 |
| Weldy | 1,809 | 1,882 |
| Welk | 1,916 | 2,407 |
| Welke | 1,219 | 1,115 |
| Welker | 8,306 | 8,566 |
| Wellborn | 1,835 | 1,946 |
| Welle | 1,323 | 1,329 |
| Weller | 16,916 | 13,774 |
| Welles | 1,533 | 1,404 |
From Welling to Wesolowski
Wells is the most common name in this section with about 176 thousand bearers.
This is an English name. The meaning comes from the Old English word for a spring or stream (wella).
Early bearers would come from a place near notable wells.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Welling | 3,678 | 4,164 |
| Wellington | 6,257 | 6,784 |
| Welliver | 1,382 | 1,345 |
| Wellman | 10,993 | 11,260 |
| Wellner | 1,105 | 1,085 |
| Wellons | 1,177 | 1,270 |
| Wells | 170,635 | 176,230 |
| Welsch | 2,781 | 2,857 |
| Welsh | 29,217 | 30,153 |
| Welte | 1,155 | 1,212 |
| Welter | 4,593 | 4,729 |
| Welton | 4,638 | 4,761 |
| Welty | 4,751 | 4,876 |
| Wen | 3,655 | 5,870 |
| Wendel | 5,293 | 5,572 |
| Wendell | 3,822 | 4,020 |
| Wendland | 2,594 | 2,728 |
| Wendler | 1,703 | 1,832 |
| Wendling | 3,747 | 3,855 |
| Wendorf | 1,360 | 1,458 |
| Wendt | 12,744 | 12,712 |
| Weng | 2,658 | 4,680 |
| Wenger | 9,839 | 10,596 |
| Wengerd | 2,028 | 3,173 |
| Wenk | 1,117 | 1,061 |
| Wenner | 3,292 | 3,174 |
| Wenning | 1,207 | 1,182 |
| Wenrich | 1,319 | 1,257 |
| Wensel | 1,230 | 1,154 |
| Wentland | 1,104 | 1,159 |
| Wentworth | 8,139 | 8,023 |
| Wentz | 8,395 | 8,376 |
| Wentzel | 3,649 | 3,681 |
| Wenz | 1,795 | 1,779 |
| Wenzel | 11,370 | 11,432 |
| Werkheiser | 1,312 | 1,313 |
| Werley | 1,166 | 1,044 |
| Werling | 1,558 | 1,495 |
| Werner | 34,352 | 34,488 |
| Wert | 4,216 | 4,248 |
| Werth | 3,654 | 3,757 |
| Wertheimer | 1,022 | 1,116 |
| Wertman | 1,565 | 1,363 |
| Werts | 1,985 | 1,993 |
| Wertz | 8,244 | 8,198 |
| Wescott | 5,011 | 5,205 |
| Wesley | 21,734 | 23,135 |
| Wesner | 2,259 | 2,349 |
| Wesolowski | 3,251 | 3,204 |
From Wess to Weyant
West is the most common name in this section with over 195 thousand bearers in the 2010 census.
The English name has a fairly obvious meaning. Early bearers likely lived west of a town or village.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wess | 1,343 | 1,270 |
| Wessel | 6,394 | 6,630 |
| Wessels | 3,551 | 3,805 |
| Wesson | 5,228 | 5,217 |
| West | 188,464 | 195,818 |
| Westberg | 2,201 | 2,183 |
| Westberry | 2,311 | 2,330 |
| Westbrook | 19,781 | 20,284 |
| Westbrooks | 2,157 | 2,326 |
| Westby | 1,960 | 2,021 |
| Westcott | 5,626 | 5,626 |
| Westendorf | 1,834 | 1,885 |
| Wester | 5,065 | 5,187 |
| Westerberg | 1,507 | 1,580 |
| Westerfield | 3,704 | 3,748 |
| Westerlund | 1,555 | 1,651 |
| Westerman | 5,100 | 5,117 |
| Western | 2,683 | 2,767 |
| Westervelt | 2,219 | 2,290 |
| Westfall | 12,968 | 13,079 |
| Westfield | 1,195 | 1,303 |
| Westgate | 1,874 | 1,909 |
| Westhoff | 1,967 | 2,131 |
| Westlake | 2,731 | 2,694 |
| Westley | 1,972 | 2,137 |
| Westling | 1,354 | 1,507 |
| Westlund | 2,327 | 2,424 |
| Westman | 2,625 | 2,808 |
| Westmoreland | 10,066 | 10,399 |
| Weston | 24,679 | 25,637 |
| Westover | 4,479 | 4,734 |
| Westphal | 7,071 | 7,101 |
| Westra | 1,821 | 2,177 |
| Westrick | 2,129 | 2,719 |
| Westwood | 1,770 | 1,868 |
| Wetherbee | 1,885 | 1,913 |
| Wetherell | 1,839 | 2,086 |
| Wetherington | 2,076 | 2,101 |
| Wethington | 3,161 | 3,379 |
| Wetmore | 3,147 | 3,152 |
| Wetter | 1,438 | 1,553 |
| Wettstein | 1,202 | 1,279 |
| Wetzel | 15,674 | 15,849 |
| Wetzler | 1,155 | 1,114 |
| Wexler | 3,784 | 3,787 |
| Weyand | 1,370 | 1,501 |
| Weyandt | 1,232 | 1,301 |
| Weyant | 2,160 | 2,130 |
From Weyer to Whiteside
White is the most common name in this section with about 660 thousand bearers in 2010.
This is another name with a fairly predictable meaning that comes from the colour.
The early bearers were likely given the nickname due to a shock of white hair or perhaps when they got older and went fully white.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Weyer | 3,117 | 3,004 |
| Weymouth | 1,668 | 1,621 |
| Whalen | 23,642 | 24,262 |
| Whaley | 22,000 | 22,833 |
| Whang | 1,457 | 1,522 |
| Wharton | 11,354 | 11,656 |
| Whatley | 11,039 | 11,579 |
| Wheat | 10,855 | 10,979 |
| Wheatley | 12,097 | 12,520 |
| Wheaton | 8,662 | 9,202 |
| Wheeler | 121,684 | 125,058 |
| Wheelock | 3,815 | 3,827 |
| Whelan | 11,127 | 11,363 |
| Whelchel | 1,954 | 1,947 |
| Wherry | 2,097 | 2,149 |
| Whetsel | 1,107 | 1,256 |
| Whetstone | 5,611 | 6,064 |
| Whetzel | 2,519 | 2,536 |
| Whicker | 1,569 | 1,671 |
| Whidden | 1,892 | 2,037 |
| Whiddon | 2,769 | 2,769 |
| Whigham | 2,401 | 2,512 |
| Whipkey | 1,957 | 1,961 |
| Whipple | 13,387 | 13,850 |
| Whisenant | 3,450 | 3,838 |
| Whisenhunt | 3,247 | 3,301 |
| Whisler | 2,949 | 3,105 |
| Whisman | 2,680 | 2,756 |
| Whisnant | 2,777 | 2,893 |
| Whistler | 1,144 | 1,176 |
| Whitacre | 4,191 | 4,238 |
| Whitaker | 54,343 | 56,616 |
| Whitbeck | 1,702 | 1,660 |
| Whitby | 2,385 | 2,532 |
| Whitcher | 1,305 | 1,263 |
| Whitcomb | 8,240 | 8,324 |
| White | 639,515 | 660,491 |
| Whiteaker | 1,878 | 1,886 |
| Whitecotton | 1,252 | 1,253 |
| Whited | 7,549 | 7,482 |
| Whitefield | 1,366 | 1,414 |
| Whiteford | 1,352 | 1,461 |
| Whitehair | 1,422 | 1,603 |
| Whitehead | 43,310 | 44,373 |
| Whitehill | 1,711 | 1,766 |
| Whitehorn | 1,205 | 1,251 |
| Whitehouse | 6,187 | 6,258 |
| Whitehurst | 7,268 | 7,412 |
| Whitelaw | 1,158 | 1,210 |
| Whiteley | 4,647 | 4,834 |
| Whitely | 1,380 | 1,488 |
| Whiteman | 7,395 | 7,642 |
| Whiten | 1,090 | 1,149 |
| Whitener | 4,386 | 4,453 |
| Whitesel | 1,124 | 1,193 |
| Whitesell | 3,564 | 3,596 |
| Whiteside | 10,981 | 11,334 |
Whitfield to Wieber
Whitney is the most common name in this section with about thirty-five thousand names in 2010.
The meaning is unclear, so I’ll take a look at Wicker which is far more interesting. It has different meanings dependent on the region.
The England name is a variant of Wick, which we explained earlier.
The German name has several origins. One is from the word for a soothsayer and would have been conferred on fortune tellers and magicians.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Whitfield | 28,475 | 29,962 |
| Whitford | 4,836 | 4,793 |
| Whitham | 1,277 | 1,373 |
| Whiting | 15,719 | 16,418 |
| Whitis | 1,312 | 1,385 |
| Whitlatch | 1,531 | 1,584 |
| Whitley | 26,078 | 26,732 |
| Whitlock | 16,603 | 16,927 |
| Whitlow | 7,886 | 8,020 |
| Whitman | 19,827 | 19,399 |
| Whitmarsh | 1,249 | 1,275 |
| Whitmer | 5,077 | 5,317 |
| Whitmire | 7,017 | 7,179 |
| Whitmore | 15,135 | 15,296 |
| Whitner | 1,209 | 1,419 |
| Whitney | 34,251 | 35,118 |
| Whitsell | 1,021 | 1,038 |
| Whitsett | 2,144 | 2,274 |
| Whitson | 9,150 | 9,273 |
| Whitt | 16,488 | 17,293 |
| Whittaker | 16,441 | 17,234 |
| Whitted | 4,007 | 4,330 |
| Whittemore | 5,178 | 5,256 |
| Whitten | 13,876 | 14,054 |
| Whittenburg | 1,910 | 2,131 |
| Whittier | 2,457 | 2,589 |
| Whittington | 17,163 | 17,517 |
| Whittle | 7,071 | 7,307 |
| Whittlesey | 1,061 | 1,018 |
| Whitton | 3,266 | 3,246 |
| Whitty | 1,352 | 1,432 |
| Whitworth | 9,501 | 9,748 |
| Whorley | 1,082 | 1,120 |
| Whorton | 2,786 | 2,892 |
| Whyte | 6,298 | 7,701 |
| Wiberg | 1,029 | 1,104 |
| Wible | 2,066 | 2,027 |
| Wichman | 2,241 | 1,411 |
| Wichmann | 1,317 | 1,355 |
| Wick | 8,057 | 8,333 |
| Wicker | 9,750 | 10,321 |
| Wickersham | 2,395 | 2,427 |
| Wickham | 7,104 | 7,335 |
| Wickliffe | 1,085 | 1,135 |
| Wickline | 2,616 | 2,491 |
| Wicklund | 2,558 | 2,550 |
| Wickman | 2,866 | 3,775 |
| Wicks | 9,190 | 9,489 |
| Wickstrom | 2,246 | 2,192 |
| Wideman | 4,012 | 4,385 |
| Widener | 5,324 | 5,464 |
| Widger | 1,007 | 1,006 |
| Widman | 2,387 | 2,395 |
| Widmann | 1,018 | 1,078 |
| Widmer | 3,231 | 3,336 |
| Widner | 4,130 | 3,992 |
| Wiebe | 3,212 | 3,754 |
| Wieber | 1,164 | 1,078 |
Wieczorek to Wilgus
Wilcox is the most common name in this section with about fifty-six thousand bearers in 2010. There are also several variants in this list.
This English name is a variant of William, which I’ll get into in the next section.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wieczorek | 3,314 | 3,354 |
| Wiedeman | 1,526 | 1,754 |
| Wiedemann | 1,629 | 1,635 |
| Wieder | 1,823 | 1,645 |
| Wiederhold | 1,103 | 1,114 |
| Wiegand | 5,959 | 6,004 |
| Wiegel | 1,204 | 1,212 |
| Wiegert | 1,013 | 1,134 |
| Wieland | 5,416 | 5,314 |
| Wiener | 5,219 | 5,191 |
| Wienke | 1,022 | 1,017 |
| Wiens | 2,345 | 2,458 |
| Wier | 2,636 | 2,675 |
| Wierenga | 1,088 | 1,105 |
| Wiersma | 1,999 | 2,097 |
| Wierzbicki | 1,615 | 1,639 |
| Wiese | 9,200 | 9,287 |
| Wieser | 1,595 | 1,568 |
| Wiesner | 2,820 | 2,938 |
| Wiest | 3,442 | 3,588 |
| Wigfall | 2,091 | 2,314 |
| Wiggin | 1,897 | 1,876 |
| Wiggins | 48,355 | 50,247 |
| Wigginton | 2,369 | 2,413 |
| Wiggs | 3,683 | 3,608 |
| Wight | 4,862 | 4,904 |
| Wightman | 3,216 | 3,252 |
| Wigington | 1,445 | 1,432 |
| Wiginton | 1,154 | 1,140 |
| Wigley | 2,876 | 2,920 |
| Wike | 2,222 | 2,153 |
| Wilbanks | 8,037 | 8,107 |
| Wilber | 5,996 | 6,155 |
| Wilbert | 2,850 | 3,222 |
| Wilborn | 4,368 | 4,752 |
| Wilbourn | 2,349 | 2,573 |
| Wilbur | 9,722 | 9,527 |
| Wilburn | 14,899 | 14,928 |
| Wilcher | 3,900 | 4,069 |
| Wilcox | 54,987 | 56,286 |
| Wilcoxen | 1,235 | 1,270 |
| Wilcoxon | 1,070 | 1,114 |
| Wilcoxson | 2,304 | 2,302 |
| Wilczynski | 1,422 | 1,414 |
| Wild | 8,091 | 8,217 |
| Wilde | 10,210 | 10,766 |
| Wilder | 30,023 | 31,018 |
| Wildermuth | 1,654 | 1,651 |
| Wildes | 2,021 | 2,081 |
| Wilding | 1,922 | 2,147 |
| Wildman | 4,540 | 4,678 |
| Wilds | 2,991 | 3,090 |
| Wile | 1,685 | 1,662 |
| Wiles | 13,810 | 13,105 |
| Wiley | 47,503 | 48,720 |
| Wilfong | 4,348 | 4,382 |
| Wilford | 2,651 | 2,801 |
| Wilgus | 1,235 | 1,278 |
| Wilner | 1,110 | 1,256 |
| Wilsey | 2,143 | 2,159 |
| Wilson | 783,051 | 801,882 |
From Wilhelm to Wilmoth
Williams is by far the most common name in this section with over 1.6 million bearers in the 2010 census.
That makes it one of the most common names in America. When you run your eye down this list, there are also plenty of variants.
That includes Wilson (son of Will) that has over eight hundred thousand bearers in 2010.
The name was brought into England by the Normans. The meaning comes from the Germanic words for one’s will or spirit (will) and for a helmet (helm).
The name spread through Britain from the influence of William the Conqueror and the Norman Conquest.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wilhelm | 19,664 | 19,913 |
| Wilhelmi | 1,207 | 1,238 |
| Wilhite | 7,797 | 8,325 |
| Wilhoit | 2,235 | 2,293 |
| Wilhoite | 1,301 | 1,378 |
| Wilk | 5,662 | 5,763 |
| Wilke | 7,841 | 8,106 |
| Wilken | 3,164 | 3,366 |
| Wilkening | 1,299 | 1,284 |
| Wilkens | 3,954 | 4,086 |
| Wilker | 1,427 | 1,462 |
| Wilkerson | 46,605 | 48,444 |
| Wilkes | 17,797 | 18,314 |
| Wilkey | 3,797 | 4,183 |
| Wilkie | 6,927 | 7,116 |
| Wilkin | 2,747 | 3,039 |
| Wilkins | 56,068 | 58,634 |
| Wilkinson | 52,483 | 53,739 |
| Wilkison | 1,015 | 1,014 |
| Wilks | 8,686 | 8,972 |
| Will | 13,177 | 12,575 |
| Willard | 21,183 | 21,352 |
| Willbanks | 1,312 | 1,417 |
| Willcox | 1,977 | 2,106 |
| Wille | 3,510 | 3,734 |
| Willeford | 1,466 | 1,495 |
| Willems | 2,505 | 2,707 |
| Willer | 2,305 | 2,331 |
| Willet | 1,320 | 1,501 |
| Willett | 12,706 | 13,065 |
| Willette | 3,602 | 3,835 |
| Willey | 13,145 | 13,067 |
| Willhite | 3,533 | 3,719 |
| William | 17,164 | 13,373 |
| Williams | 1,534,042 | 1,625,252 |
| Williamson | 112,216 | 114,959 |
| Williard | 1,133 | 1,069 |
| Willie | 4,815 | 5,025 |
| Williford | 8,080 | 8,352 |
| Willing | 1,618 | 1,445 |
| Willingham | 12,475 | 12,818 |
| Willis | 125,627 | 130,152 |
| Willison | 3,056 | 3,199 |
| Willits | 2,142 | 2,202 |
| Willman | 4,062 | 4,137 |
| Willmon | 1,081 | 1,178 |
| Willmore | 1,060 | 1,138 |
| Willms | 1,410 | 1,530 |
| Willner | 1,449 | 1,576 |
| Willoughby | 15,622 | 16,111 |
| Wills | 28,036 | 28,219 |
| Willsey | 1,236 | 1,237 |
| Willson | 9,154 | 9,659 |
| Wilmer | 2,148 | 2,224 |
| Wilmes | 1,828 | 2,116 |
| Wilmore | 2,267 | 2,397 |
| Wilmot | 4,661 | 4,910 |
| Wilmoth | 5,119 | 5,205 |
From Wilt to Winkles
Winkler is the most common name in this section with nearly twenty-two thousand bearers in 2010.
The name is of Germanic origin. The meaning comes from the word for a corner (winkel). The early bearers lived or worked at the corner of a street or on a corner of land.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wilt | 7,981 | 8,165 |
| Wilton | 3,029 | 3,141 |
| Wiltse | 2,150 | 2,131 |
| Wiltshire | 2,670 | 2,899 |
| Wiltz | 2,611 | 2,861 |
| Wimberley | 2,084 | 2,245 |
| Wimberly | 8,406 | 8,729 |
| Wimbish | 1,459 | 1,500 |
| Wimbley | 1,425 | 1,562 |
| Wimbush | 1,975 | 2,037 |
| Wimer | 3,660 | 3,571 |
| Wimmer | 6,246 | 6,334 |
| Wimsatt | 1,127 | 1,180 |
| Win | 1,024 | 2,820 |
| Winans | 3,973 | 4,010 |
| Winborne | 1,100 | 1,198 |
| Winburn | 1,872 | 2,071 |
| Winbush | 1,825 | 2,195 |
| Winch | 1,714 | 1,650 |
| Winchell | 4,609 | 4,644 |
| Winchester | 10,199 | 10,480 |
| Wind | 2,508 | 2,308 |
| Winder | 5,259 | 5,527 |
| Winders | 2,116 | 2,292 |
| Windham | 10,162 | 10,390 |
| Windle | 3,010 | 3,051 |
| Windley | 1,428 | 1,604 |
| Windom | 2,295 | 2,528 |
| Windsor | 7,479 | 7,621 |
| Wine | 4,414 | 4,327 |
| Winebarger | 1,428 | 1,422 |
| Winebrenner | 1,678 | 1,756 |
| Winegar | 2,370 | 2,521 |
| Winegardner | 1,115 | 1,161 |
| Wineland | 1,195 | 1,174 |
| Winemiller | 1,092 | 1,117 |
| Winer | 2,082 | 2,182 |
| Wines | 3,598 | 3,654 |
| Winfield | 7,788 | 8,230 |
| Winford | 1,247 | 1,311 |
| Winfree | 2,273 | 2,387 |
| Winfrey | 6,518 | 6,740 |
| Wing | 12,453 | 12,614 |
| Wingard | 4,912 | 4,983 |
| Wingate | 8,221 | 8,359 |
| Winger | 4,324 | 4,342 |
| Wingert | 3,044 | 3,383 |
| Wingerter | 1,332 | 1,328 |
| Winget | 1,687 | 1,699 |
| Wingfield | 6,065 | 6,362 |
| Wingler | 1,436 | 1,572 |
| Wingo | 5,875 | 5,913 |
| Wingrove | 1,137 | 1,118 |
| Wininger | 2,485 | 2,590 |
| Wink | 2,365 | 2,632 |
| Winkel | 2,570 | 2,584 |
| Winkelman | 4,092 | 4,097 |
| Winkelmann | 1,264 | 1,420 |
| Winkle | 3,896 | 4,077 |
| Winkleman | 1,111 | 1,100 |
| Winkler | 21,783 | 21,993 |
| Winkles | 1,289 | 1,329 |
From Winland to Wofford
Wise is the most common name in this section with nearly seventy thousand bearers in 2010.
The English name was likely given as a nickname to people considered to be wise.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Winland | 1,346 | 1,398 |
| Winn | 21,566 | 22,316 |
| Winner | 3,734 | 3,853 |
| Winnett | 1,488 | 1,482 |
| Winnie | 1,500 | 1,600 |
| Winningham | 3,084 | 3,002 |
| Winsett | 1,322 | 1,353 |
| Winship | 1,677 | 1,678 |
| Winslow | 13,713 | 14,056 |
| Winsor | 2,732 | 2,771 |
| Winstead | 8,478 | 8,756 |
| Winston | 20,537 | 21,667 |
| Wint | 1,643 | 1,896 |
| Winter | 30,721 | 31,310 |
| Winters | 43,762 | 44,914 |
| Winton | 3,862 | 3,930 |
| Wipf | 2,747 | 1,950 |
| Wire | 1,433 | 1,402 |
| Wireman | 2,590 | 2,753 |
| Wirick | 1,324 | 1,370 |
| Wirt | 2,240 | 2,382 |
| Wirth | 9,911 | 9,907 |
| Wirtz | 4,023 | 4,166 |
| Wisdom | 6,425 | 6,734 |
| Wise | 66,738 | 68,649 |
| Wiseman | 18,813 | 19,439 |
| Wisener | 1,271 | 1,276 |
| Wiser | 3,817 | 4,002 |
| Wishart | 1,752 | 1,930 |
| Wishon | 1,390 | 1,352 |
| Wisler | 1,191 | 1,058 |
| Wismer | 1,225 | 1,076 |
| Wisner | 4,105 | 4,296 |
| Wisneski | 1,625 | 1,613 |
| Wisniewski | 12,760 | 12,675 |
| Wissman | 1,059 | 1,014 |
| Witcher | 4,969 | 5,275 |
| Witek | 1,486 | 1,414 |
| Witham | 4,090 | 4,293 |
| Witherell | 1,372 | 1,408 |
| Witherow | 1,376 | 1,549 |
| Withers | 10,782 | 11,381 |
| Witherspoon | 12,283 | 13,171 |
| Withey | 1,165 | 1,202 |
| Withrow | 8,268 | 8,262 |
| Witkowski | 5,739 | 5,662 |
| Witman | 1,503 | 1,577 |
| Witmer | 6,044 | 6,461 |
| Witt | 31,360 | 31,575 |
| Witte | 9,454 | 9,816 |
| Witten | 2,635 | 2,695 |
| Wittenberg | 2,320 | 2,498 |
| Witter | 3,961 | 4,268 |
| Wittig | 2,396 | 2,365 |
| Wittman | 4,593 | 4,739 |
| Wittmann | 1,449 | 1,552 |
| Wittmer | 1,778 | 1,863 |
| Wittrock | 1,587 | 1,583 |
| Wittwer | 1,288 | 1,390 |
| Witty | 1,964 | 2,012 |
| Witzel | 1,593 | 1,625 |
| Wix | 2,227 | 1,939 |
| Wixom | 1,124 | 1,282 |
| Woelfel | 1,700 | 1,715 |
| Woerner | 2,586 | 2,606 |
| Woessner | 1,314 | 1,342 |
| Wofford | 8,491 | 8,856 |
From Wohl to Wooldridge
Wood is the most common name in this section with over a quarter of a million bearers in the 2010. The variant Woods has about 177 thousand bearers.
The English origins are probably what you think. The early bearers likely lived by a wood.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Wohl | 1,720 | 1,738 |
| Wohlers | 1,204 | 1,286 |
| Wohlford | 1,104 | 1,052 |
| Wohlgemuth | 1,229 | 1,347 |
| Wojciechowski | 4,901 | 5,023 |
| Wojcik | 7,717 | 7,710 |
| Wojtowicz | 2,231 | 2,349 |
| Wolak | 1,629 | 1,667 |
| Wolbert | 1,712 | 1,690 |
| Wolcott | 5,307 | 5,315 |
| Wold | 5,555 | 5,631 |
| Wolf | 68,905 | 70,031 |
| Wolfe | 83,112 | 83,928 |
| Wolfenbarger | 1,912 | 2,085 |
| Wolfer | 1,493 | 1,390 |
| Wolff | 21,321 | 21,815 |
| Wolfgang | 2,751 | 2,817 |
| Wolfgram | 1,584 | 1,650 |
| Wolfinger | 1,314 | 1,346 |
| Wolford | 10,738 | 10,789 |
| Wolfram | 1,797 | 1,911 |
| Wolfson | 3,873 | 3,740 |
| Wolk | 2,472 | 2,527 |
| Wolken | 1,174 | 1,548 |
| Woll | 1,556 | 1,493 |
| Woller | 1,133 | 1,098 |
| Wollman | 1,651 | 1,310 |
| Wolpert | 1,119 | 1,227 |
| Wolski | 2,008 | 1,965 |
| Wolter | 4,353 | 4,511 |
| Wolters | 3,504 | 3,773 |
| Wolverton | 3,786 | 3,711 |
| Womack | 26,890 | 28,201 |
| Womble | 5,187 | 5,311 |
| Womer | 1,071 | 1,166 |
| Wommack | 1,115 | 1,185 |
| Won | 3,518 | 4,309 |
| Wong | 99,392 | 111,371 |
| Woo | 11,628 | 13,003 |
| Wood | 247,299 | 250,715 |
| Woodall | 15,877 | 16,260 |
| Woodard | 44,830 | 46,240 |
| Woodberry | 2,151 | 2,284 |
| Woodburn | 2,691 | 2,651 |
| Woodbury | 6,908 | 7,144 |
| Woodby | 1,188 | 1,201 |
| Woodcock | 6,931 | 6,794 |
| Woodell | 1,548 | 1,531 |
| Wooden | 6,796 | 7,547 |
| Woodfin | 1,921 | 1,949 |
| Woodford | 4,838 | 4,989 |
| Woodfork | 1,162 | 1,304 |
| Woodham | 2,853 | 2,928 |
| Woodhouse | 3,917 | 3,985 |
| Woodie | 1,911 | 1,921 |
| Woodin | 1,547 | 1,300 |
| Wooding | 1,237 | 1,286 |
| Woodland | 4,065 | 4,280 |
| Woodley | 6,603 | 6,982 |
| Woodman | 5,319 | 5,505 |
| Woodmansee | 1,462 | 1,466 |
| Woodring | 4,809 | 5,176 |
| Woodrow | 2,663 | 2,723 |
| Woodruff | 25,626 | 26,286 |
| Woodrum | 3,424 | 3,392 |
| Woods | 168,814 | 177,425 |
| Woodside | 3,414 | 3,511 |
| Woodson | 16,496 | 17,242 |
| Woodward | 36,242 | 36,764 |
| Woodworth | 9,278 | 9,361 |
| Woody | 18,069 | 18,434 |
| Woodyard | 2,897 | 3,032 |
| Woolard | 5,205 | 5,296 |
| Woolbright | 1,354 | 1,390 |
| Wooldridge | 7,790 | 7,788 |
From Woolery to Wyss
Wright is the most common name in this section with nearly 459 thousand bearers in 2010.
The name is of English origins. The meaning comes from the Old English word for a craftsman (wrhyta).
The early bearers likely worked with wood, such as carpenters.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Woolery | 2,671 | 2,826 |
| Woolever | 1,324 | 1,265 |
| Wooley | 6,176 | 6,109 |
| Woolf | 4,346 | 4,485 |
| Woolfolk | 3,081 | 3,295 |
| Woolford | 1,709 | 1,881 |
| Woolley | 6,598 | 6,749 |
| Woolridge | 2,825 | 2,939 |
| Woolsey | 6,805 | 6,949 |
| Woolston | 1,064 | 1,107 |
| Woolum | 1,061 | 1,091 |
| Woolverton | 1,151 | 1,119 |
| Woolwine | 1,422 | 1,454 |
| Woomer | 1,104 | 1,098 |
| Woosley | 3,999 | 4,048 |
| Wooster | 2,541 | 2,419 |
| Wooten | 30,185 | 31,249 |
| Wooton | 2,015 | 1,975 |
| Wootten | 1,211 | 1,186 |
| Wootton | 1,921 | 2,225 |
| Worcester | 2,340 | 2,384 |
| Word | 5,926 | 6,177 |
| Worden | 8,911 | 9,139 |
| Work | 3,844 | 3,828 |
| Workman | 31,151 | 31,856 |
| Works | 3,032 | 2,934 |
| Worley | 25,407 | 25,758 |
| Worm | 1,082 | 1,052 |
| Worman | 1,604 | 1,549 |
| Wormley | 1,266 | 1,243 |
| Worrall | 1,807 | 1,881 |
| Worrell | 10,460 | 10,821 |
| Worsham | 5,717 | 5,631 |
| Worsley | 2,005 | 2,147 |
| Worster | 1,412 | 1,370 |
| Worth | 7,018 | 7,713 |
| Wortham | 5,387 | 5,358 |
| Worthen | 3,961 | 4,197 |
| Worthey | 1,713 | 1,698 |
| Worthington | 14,038 | 14,452 |
| Worthy | 8,327 | 8,795 |
| Wortman | 4,612 | 4,572 |
| Wotring | 1,151 | 1,156 |
| Wozniak | 8,563 | 8,526 |
| Wray | 14,812 | 15,405 |
| Wren | 10,743 | 11,211 |
| Wrenn | 5,133 | 5,160 |
| Wright | 440,367 | 458,980 |
| Wrigley | 2,082 | 2,289 |
| Wrobel | 4,246 | 4,493 |
| Wrobleski | 1,143 | 1,158 |
| Wroblewski | 4,602 | 4,570 |
| Wrona | 1,327 | 1,415 |
| Wroten | 1,965 | 1,995 |
| Wu | 45,815 | 71,721 |
| Wuest | 1,711 | 1,713 |
| Wulf | 4,559 | 4,499 |
| Wulff | 2,742 | 2,758 |
| Wunder | 2,322 | 2,393 |
| Wunderlich | 3,536 | 3,604 |
| Wunsch | 1,615 | 1,598 |
| Wurm | 1,752 | 1,729 |
| Wurst | 2,180 | 2,153 |
| Wurster | 2,135 | 2,154 |
| Wurth | 1,231 | 1,241 |
| Wurtz | 2,504 | 2,357 |
| Wyant | 6,192 | 6,498 |
| Wyatt | 50,874 | 52,211 |
| Wyble | 1,367 | 1,344 |
| Wyche | 4,311 | 4,573 |
| Wyckoff | 5,389 | 5,262 |
| Wycoff | 2,232 | 2,213 |
| Wyer | 1,097 | 1,013 |
| Wygant | 1,038 | 1,061 |
| Wyland | 1,558 | 1,498 |
| Wylie | 11,631 | 11,975 |
| Wyllie | 1,438 | 1,514 |
| Wyman | 11,063 | 11,051 |
| Wymer | 2,923 | 2,991 |
| Wymore | 1,202 | 1,151 |
| Wynkoop | 1,776 | 1,801 |
| Wynn | 28,048 | 29,417 |
| Wynne | 9,499 | 9,637 |
| Wynter | 1,215 | 1,684 |
| Wyrick | 6,302 | 6,391 |
| Wyse | 2,376 | 2,454 |
| Wysocki | 4,920 | 4,758 |
| Wysong | 2,071 | 2,097 |
| Wyss | 2,059 | 2,102 |
