How common is the surname Wax?

1,838 people in the United States had the surname Wax in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. It ranked 15,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wax?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wax identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Wax?

Ruby Wax, American comedian, followed by Amy L. Wax.

Where is the surname Wax most common?

Wikidata records people named Wax in the United States.

Is the surname Wax getting more or less common?

More common. 1,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,838 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Wax

A surname, carried by 1,838 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wax is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Wachs. * As an English surname, from the noun wax, compare Waxman.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,838 people named Wax in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,802.

#15,833

rank among US surnames

1,838

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #15,033)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,824	Stannard	1,840	167,796
#15,827	Bohannan	1,839	167,888
#15,833	Bouffard	1,838	167,979

Who is named Wax

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

88% of people named Wax identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waxs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruby Wax
American comedian, born 1953
Amy L. Wax
American legal scholar (1953-)

Questions

Where does the surname Wax come from?: * As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Wachs. * As an English surname, from the noun wax, compare Waxman.
How common is the surname Wax?: 1,838 people in the United States had the surname Wax in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. It ranked 15,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wax?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wax identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wax?: Ruby Wax, American comedian, followed by Amy L. Wax.
Where is the surname Wax most common?: Wikidata records people named Wax in the United States.
Is the surname Wax getting more or less common?: More common. 1,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,838 in 2010, up 2.0%.