How common is the surname Wayne?

10,215 people in the United States had the surname Wayne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,225 Americans. It ranked 3,498th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wayne?

John Wayne, American actor (1907–1979), followed by Patrick Wayne.

Where is the surname Wayne most common?

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

How do you pronounce Wayne?

Wayne is /weɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Wayne getting more or less common?

More common. 10,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,215 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Wayne also a first name?

Yes. Wayne is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wayne

An English occupational surname, carried by 10,215 people in the United States.

Pronounced /weɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex W500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wayne is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Wayne is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,215 people named Wayne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,225 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,020.

#3,498

rank among US surnames

10,215

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,280)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,489	Crooks	10,244	30,139
#3,490	Searcy	10,243	30,142
#3,491	Logsdon	10,242	30,145
#3,492	Culbertson	10,240	30,151
#3,493	Glaser	10,235	30,166
#3,494	Weems	10,231	30,177
#3,495	McCallum	10,229	30,183

Who is named Wayne

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

77% of people named Wayne identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waynes

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Wayne
American actor (1907–1979)
Patrick Wayne
American actor (born 1939)
David Wayne
American actor (1914–1995)
Randy Wayne
American actor, dancer, born 1981
Marshall Wayne
American diver (1912-1999)
Carol Wayne
American actress (1942-1985)
Reggie Wayne
American football player, wide receiver, born 1978
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, born 1943
Jeff Wayne
American-British composer (born 1943)

Notable Waynes come mostly from the United States (15) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wayne

Wayne has the Soundex code W500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W500.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wayne come from?: An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”). Cf. wain.
How common is the surname Wayne?: 10,215 people in the United States had the surname Wayne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,225 Americans. It ranked 3,498th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wayne?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Wayne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wayne?: John Wayne, American actor (1907–1979), followed by Patrick Wayne.
Where is the surname Wayne most common?: Wikidata records people named Wayne in the United States and Canada.
How do you pronounce Wayne?: Wayne is /weɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Wayne?: Wayne is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Wayne getting more or less common?: More common. 10,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,215 in 2010, up 1.9%.
Is Wayne also a first name?: Yes. Wayne is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.