How common is the surname Wanamaker?

2,520 people in the United States had the surname Wanamaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,518 Americans. It ranked 12,339th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wanamaker?

Zoë Wanamaker, American-born British actress, followed by Sam Wanamaker.

Where is the surname Wanamaker most common?

Wikidata records people named Wanamaker in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Wanamaker getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,520 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Wanamaker

A surname, carried by 2,520 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex W552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wanamaker is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,520 people named Wanamaker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,518 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,556.

#12,339

rank among US surnames

2,520

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,336)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,333	Crochet	2,521	122,469
#12,339	Birge	2,520	122,518
#12,348	Timmins	2,519	122,567

Who is named Wanamaker

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

86% of people named Wanamaker identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wanamakers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zoë Wanamaker
American-born British actress, born 1949
Sam Wanamaker
American actor (1919–1993)
Brad Wanamaker
American basketball player (born 1989)

Notable Wanamakers come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Wanamaker?: 2,520 people in the United States had the surname Wanamaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,518 Americans. It ranked 12,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wanamaker?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Wanamaker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wanamaker?: Zoë Wanamaker, American-born British actress, followed by Sam Wanamaker.
Where is the surname Wanamaker most common?: Wikidata records people named Wanamaker in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Wanamaker getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,520 in 2010, down 1.4%.