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    The surname Wedge

    A surname, carried by 2,463 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W320

    Wedge: #12,566 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wedge #12,566, 2,463 people Wedge: #12,566 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wedge #12,566, 2,463 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wedge is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,463 people named Wedge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,400.

    #12,566
    rank among US surnames
    2,463
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #11,943)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252
    #12,565Yandell2,464125,303
    #12,566Naples2,463125,353

    Who is named Wedge

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

    89% of people named Wedge identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wedges

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chris Wedge
      American animator, director, producer, and writer, born 1957

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wedge?
    2,463 people in the United States had the surname Wedge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. It ranked 12,566th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wedge?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Wedge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wedge?
    Chris Wedge, American animator, director, producer, and writer.
    Where is the surname Wedge most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wedge in the United States.
    Is the surname Wedge getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,400 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,463 in 2010, up 2.6%.