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    The surname Waggoner

    An occupational surname, carried by 14,983 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex W256

    Waggoner: #2,417 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Waggoner #2,417, 14,983 people Waggoner: #2,417 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Waggoner #2,417, 14,983 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waggoner is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as an occupation for a wagoner.

    Waggoner is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,983 people named Waggoner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,606 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,556.

    #2,417
    rank among US surnames
    14,983
    people in 2010
    5.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,287)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,408Chester15,06620,493
    #2,409Banda15,05520,508
    #2,411Mattingly15,05020,515
    #2,412Beckman15,04520,521
    #2,414Ruth15,01220,567
    #2,415Starkey15,00420,578
    #2,416Lind14,99020,597

    Who is named Waggoner

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

    92% of people named Waggoner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Waggoners

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lyle Waggoner
      American actor (1935-2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Waggoner

    Waggoner has the Soundex code W256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W256.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Waggoner?
    14,983 people in the United States had the surname Waggoner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,606 Americans. It ranked 2,417th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Waggoner?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Waggoner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Waggoner?
    Lyle Waggoner, American actor (1935-2020).
    Where is the surname Waggoner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Waggoner in the United States.
    What type of surname is Waggoner?
    Waggoner is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Waggoner getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,983 in 2010, up 2.9%.