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    The surname Wash

    A surname, carried by 3,324 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W200

    Wash: #9,751 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wash #9,751, 3,324 people Wash: #9,751 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wash #9,751, 3,324 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wash is more common than 94% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,324 people named Wash in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,884 Americans. That is down 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,126.

    #9,751
    rank among US surnames
    3,324
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -35.2%
    change since 2000 (was #6,157)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,745Phoenix3,32692,828
    #9,747Frady3,32592,856
    #9,751Wash3,32492,884
    #9,754Latour3,32392,912
    #9,756Paynter3,32292,940
    #9,760Penton3,32192,968

    Who is named Wash

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

    47% of people named Wash identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Washs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Martha Wash
      American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer, born 1953

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wash

    Wash has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wash?
    3,324 people in the United States had the surname Wash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,884 Americans. It ranked 9,751st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wash?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Wash identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wash?
    Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer.
    Where is the surname Wash most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wash in the United States.
    Is the surname Wash getting more or less common?
    Less common. 5,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,324 in 2010, down 35%.