How common is the surname Wafer?

1,407 people in the United States had the surname Wafer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,435 Americans. It ranked 19,266th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wafer?

Von Wafer, American basketball player (born 1985).

Where is the surname Wafer most common?

Wikidata records people named Wafer in the United States.

Is the surname Wafer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,407 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Wafer

A surname, carried by 1,407 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wafer is more common than 88.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,407 people named Wafer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 219,435 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,349.

#19,266

rank among US surnames

1,407

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,781)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,257	Bator	1,408	219,280
#19,266	Kindt	1,407	219,435
#19,275	Hanus	1,406	219,591

Who is named Wafer

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

62% of people named Wafer identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Wafers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Von Wafer
American basketball player (born 1985)

Questions

How common is the surname Wafer?: 1,407 people in the United States had the surname Wafer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 219,435 Americans. It ranked 19,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wafer?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Wafer identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wafer?: Von Wafer, American basketball player (born 1985).
Where is the surname Wafer most common?: Wikidata records people named Wafer in the United States.
Is the surname Wafer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,407 in 2010, up 4.3%.