# Wayne (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,215 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,498 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,225 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (10,020 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /weɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”). Cf. wain.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wayne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wayne in the United States and Canada.

## People named Wayne

- John Wayne, American actor (1907–1979)
- Patrick Wayne, American actor (born 1939)
- David Wayne, American actor (1914–1995)
- Randy Wayne, American actor, dancer
- Marshall Wayne, American diver (1912-1999)
- Carol Wayne, American actress (1942-1985)
- Reggie Wayne, American football player, wide receiver
- Michael Wayne, American actor and film producer (1934–2003)
- Keith Wayne, American actor, professional wrestler and singer (1945-2010)
- June Wayne, American artist and educator (1918-2011)
- Nina Wayne, American actress
- Jeff Wayne, American-British composer (born 1943)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Wan, Wann, Wynne, Wynn, Winn, Wen, Wine, Won, Win, Wein, Winnie, Winne.

## 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.