How common is the surname Wayman?

5,411 people in the United States had the surname Wayman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. It ranked 6,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wayman?

Theresa Wayman, American musician.

Where is the surname Wayman most common?

Wikidata records people named Wayman in the United States.

Is the surname Wayman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,411 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Wayman

A surname, carried by 5,411 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wayman is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,411 people named Wayman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,114.

#6,307

rank among US surnames

5,411

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,167)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,298	Lupo	5,425	56,912
#6,299	McArdle	5,424	56,922
#6,300	Desrosiers	5,423	56,933
#6,301	Aycock	5,422	56,943
#6,302	Weiser	5,421	56,954
#6,303	Galdamez	5,419	56,975
#6,304	Spiller	5,418	56,985

Who is named Wayman

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

87% of people named Wayman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waymans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Theresa Wayman
American musician, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wayman

Wayman has the Soundex code W550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W550.

Questions

How common is the surname Wayman?: 5,411 people in the United States had the surname Wayman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,059 Americans. It ranked 6,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wayman?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Wayman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wayman?: Theresa Wayman, American musician.
Where is the surname Wayman most common?: Wikidata records people named Wayman in the United States.
Is the surname Wayman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,411 in 2010, up 5.8%.