How common is the surname Washer?

1,601 people in the United States had the surname Washer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. It ranked 17,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Washer?

Paul Washer, American missionary, followed by Jean Washer.

Where is the surname Washer most common?

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

Is the surname Washer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,601 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Washer

A surname, carried by 1,601 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Washer is more common than 89.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,601 people named Washer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,642.

#17,565

rank among US surnames

1,601

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,559	Cambridge	1,602	192,725
#17,565	Herdman	1,601	192,845
#17,572	Highley	1,600	192,966

Who is named Washer

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

93% of people named Washer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Washers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Washer
American missionary, born 1961
Jean Washer
Belgian tennis player (1894–1972)
Philippe Washer
Belgian tennis player (1924–2015)

Notable Washers come mostly from Belgium (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Washer

Washer has the Soundex code W260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W260.

Questions

How common is the surname Washer?: 1,601 people in the United States had the surname Washer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. It ranked 17,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Washer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Washer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Washer?: Paul Washer, American missionary, followed by Jean Washer.
Where is the surname Washer most common?: Wikidata records people named Washer in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Washer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,601 in 2010, down 2.5%.