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    The surname Wegman

    A surname, carried by 2,005 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W255

    Wegman: #14,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wegman #14,799, 2,005 people Wegman: #14,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wegman #14,799, 2,005 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wegman is more common than 90.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,005 people named Wegman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,988 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,988.

    #14,799
    rank among US surnames
    2,005
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,920)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,794Groat2,006153,911
    #14,799Wegman2,005153,988
    #14,803Nazarian2,004154,065
    #14,806Cottone2,003154,142

    Who is named Wegman

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

    96% of people named Wegman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wegmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Wegman
      American photographer (born 1943)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wegman

    Wegman has the Soundex code W255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W255.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wegman?
    2,005 people in the United States had the surname Wegman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,988 Americans. It ranked 14,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wegman?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wegman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wegman?
    William Wegman, American photographer (born 1943).
    Where is the surname Wegman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wegman in the United States.
    Is the surname Wegman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,005 in 2010, up 0.9%.