How common is the surname Wages?

4,180 people in the United States had the surname Wages in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Wages getting more or less common?

More common. 4,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Wages

A surname, carried by 4,180 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wages is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,180 people named Wages in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,166.

#7,915

rank among US surnames

4,180

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,373)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810
#7,911	Auger	4,182	73,827
#7,912	Margolis	4,181	73,845
#7,915	Reina	4,180	73,863

Who is named Wages

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

88% of people named Wages identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Wages?: 4,180 people in the United States had the surname Wages in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wages?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wages identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Wages getting more or less common?: More common. 4,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 0.3%.