How common is the surname Wachs?

1,138 people in the United States had the surname Wachs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,305 Americans. It ranked 22,573rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wachs?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wachs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wachs?

Caitlin Wachs, American actress, followed by Michelle L. Wachs.

Where is the surname Wachs most common?

Wikidata records people named Wachs in the United States.

Is the surname Wachs getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,138 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Wachs

A surname, carried by 1,138 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wachs is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,138 people named Wachs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,305 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,175.

#22,573

rank among US surnames

1,138

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,887)

Who is named Wachs

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Wachs identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wachss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Caitlin Wachs
American actress, born 1989
Michelle L. Wachs
American mathematician, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wachs

Wachs has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

Questions

How common is the surname Wachs?: 1,138 people in the United States had the surname Wachs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,305 Americans. It ranked 22,573rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wachs?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wachs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wachs?: Caitlin Wachs, American actress, followed by Michelle L. Wachs.
Where is the surname Wachs most common?: Wikidata records people named Wachs in the United States.
Is the surname Wachs getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,138 in 2010, down 3.1%.