# Wayans (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wayans in the United States.

## People named Wayans

- Marlon Wayans, American actor, screenwriter, and film producer
- Damon Wayans, American comedian, writer, and actor (born 1960)
- Shawn Wayans, American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, comedian, filmmaker (born 1958)
- Damon Wayans Jr., American actor and comedian
- Kim Wayans, American actress
- Damien Dante Wayans, American actor (born 1980)
- Craig Wayans, American screenwriter
- Dwayne Wayans, American writer-actor and film score composer

## Similar surnames

Wong, Wang, Womack, Wing, Weems, Wingo, Weng, Wines, Wink, Wiens, Wenz, Winch.

## 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.