How common is the surname Wasson?

8,471 people in the United States had the surname Wasson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. It ranked 4,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wasson?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Wasson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wasson?

Erin Wasson, American model, followed by Craig Wasson.

Where is the surname Wasson most common?

Wikidata records people named Wasson in the United States.

Is the surname Wasson getting more or less common?

More common. 8,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,471 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Wasson

A surname, carried by 8,471 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wasson is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,471 people named Wasson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,384.

#4,182

rank among US surnames

8,471

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #3,889)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,173	Dayton	8,494	36,349
#4,175	Louie	8,485	36,387
#4,176	Candelaria	8,483	36,396
#4,177	Liao	8,482	36,400
#4,178	Barnette	8,480	36,409
#4,179	Batts	8,473	36,439
#4,180	Montelongo	8,472	36,443

Who is named Wasson

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

90% of people named Wasson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wassons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erin Wasson
American model, born 1982
Craig Wasson
American actor (born 1954)
Dave Wasson
American animator, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wasson

Wesson

Wasson has the Soundex code W250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W250.

Questions

How common is the surname Wasson?: 8,471 people in the United States had the surname Wasson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,447 Americans. It ranked 4,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wasson?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Wasson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wasson?: Erin Wasson, American model, followed by Craig Wasson.
Where is the surname Wasson most common?: Wikidata records people named Wasson in the United States.
Is the surname Wasson getting more or less common?: More common. 8,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,471 in 2010, up 1.0%.