# Washer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/washer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,601 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,565 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 192,845 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.5% (1,642 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Washer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Washer in Belgium and the United States.

## People named Washer

- Paul Washer, American missionary
- Jean Washer, Belgian tennis player (1894–1972)
- Philippe Washer, Belgian tennis player (1924–2015)

## Similar surnames

Wacker, Wiser, Wager, Wasser, Wicker, Weiser, Weisser, Weishaar, Whicker, Wagar, Wieser, Weger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.