How common is the surname Walmsley?

2,071 people in the United States had the surname Walmsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. It ranked 14,427th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Walmsley?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Walmsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Walmsley?

Emma Walmsley, British businesswoman, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, followed by Jon Walmsley.

Where is the surname Walmsley most common?

Wikidata records people named Walmsley in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Walmsley getting more or less common?

More common. 2,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,071 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Walmsley

A surname, carried by 2,071 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walmsley is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Walmersley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,071 people named Walmsley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,005.

#14,427

rank among US surnames

2,071

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,830)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,419	Klopp	2,073	148,937
#14,421	Metheny	2,072	149,008
#14,427	Castilla	2,071	149,080
#14,434	Sumlin	2,070	149,152

Who is named Walmsley

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

88% of people named Walmsley identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Walmsleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emma Walmsley
British businesswoman, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, born 1969
Jon Walmsley
British actor-singer, born 1956

Questions

Where does the surname Walmsley come from?: Variant of Walmersley.
How common is the surname Walmsley?: 2,071 people in the United States had the surname Walmsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. It ranked 14,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walmsley?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Walmsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Walmsley?: Emma Walmsley, British businesswoman, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, followed by Jon Walmsley.
Where is the surname Walmsley most common?: Wikidata records people named Walmsley in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Walmsley getting more or less common?: More common. 2,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,071 in 2010, up 3.3%.