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    The surname Washam

    A surname, carried by 2,327 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W250

    Washam: #13,153 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Washam #13,153, 2,327 people Washam: #13,153 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Washam #13,153, 2,327 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Washam is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,327 people named Washam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,680 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,159.

    #13,153
    rank among US surnames
    2,327
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,019)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,148Thapa2,328132,623
    #13,153Washam2,327132,680
    #13,155Huezo2,326132,737
    #13,158Cannella2,325132,794
    #13,160Neuhaus2,324132,851

    Who is named Washam

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

    85% of people named Washam identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Washam?
    2,327 people in the United States had the surname Washam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,680 Americans. It ranked 13,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Washam?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Washam identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Washam getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,327 in 2010, up 7.8%.