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    The surname Weems

    A surname, carried by 10,231 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W520

    Weems: #3,494 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Weems #3,494, 10,231 people Weems: #3,494 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Weems #3,494, 10,231 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weems is more common than 97.8% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Wemyss.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,231 people named Weems in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,177 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,544.

    #3,494
    rank among US surnames
    10,231
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,432)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,485Penny10,24930,124
    #3,486Hiatt10,24730,130
    #3,488Israel10,24530,136
    #3,489Crooks10,24430,139
    #3,490Searcy10,24330,142
    #3,491Logsdon10,24230,145
    #3,492Culbertson10,24030,151

    Who is named Weems

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

    62% of people named Weems identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 62%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Weemss

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sonny Weems
      American basketball player (born 1986)
    • Carrie Mae Weems
      African American photographer (born 1953)
    • Kyle Weems
      American basketball player (born 1989)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Weems come from?
    Variant of Wemyss.
    How common is the surname Weems?
    10,231 people in the United States had the surname Weems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,177 Americans. It ranked 3,494th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Weems?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Weems identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Weems?
    Sonny Weems, American basketball player (born 1986), followed by Carrie Mae Weems.
    Where is the surname Weems most common?
    Wikidata records people named Weems in the United States.
    Is the surname Weems getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,231 in 2010, up 7.2%.