How common is the surname Waites?

3,808 people in the United States had the surname Waites in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. It ranked 8,635th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Waites?

Thomas G. Waites, American actor, followed by Cassandra Harris.

Where is the surname Waites most common?

Wikidata records people named Waites in the United States.

Is the surname Waites getting more or less common?

More common. 3,398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,808 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Waites

A surname, carried by 3,808 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waites is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,808 people named Waites in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,398.

#8,635

rank among US surnames

3,808

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+12.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,864)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036
#8,634	Rankins	3,809	81,057
#8,635	Waites	3,808	81,078
#8,639	McSweeney	3,807	81,099
#8,641	Zacharias	3,805	81,142

Who is named Waites

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

68% of people named Waites identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waitess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas G. Waites
American actor, born 1955
Cassandra Harris
Australian actress (1948–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Waites

Waites has the Soundex code W320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W320.

Questions

How common is the surname Waites?: 3,808 people in the United States had the surname Waites in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. It ranked 8,635th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Waites?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Waites identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Waites?: Thomas G. Waites, American actor, followed by Cassandra Harris.
Where is the surname Waites most common?: Wikidata records people named Waites in the United States.
Is the surname Waites getting more or less common?: More common. 3,398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,808 in 2010, up 12%.