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    The surname Wellman

    A surname, carried by 11,260 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W455

    Wellman: #3,208 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wellman #3,208, 11,260 people Wellman: #3,208 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wellman #3,208, 11,260 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wellman is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,260 people named Wellman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,420 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,993.

    #3,208
    rank among US surnames
    11,260
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,024)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,200Burdette11,28427,361
    #3,201Villagomez11,28227,366
    #3,202Apodaca11,28027,371
    #3,203Royer11,27927,373
    #3,204Colby11,27827,376
    #3,205Daily11,27627,381
    #3,206Hammons11,27327,388

    Who is named Wellman

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

    92% of people named Wellman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wellmans

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William A. Wellman
      American director, actor (1896-1975)
    • Manly Wade Wellman
      American writer (1903-1986)
    • Walter Wellman
      American explorer (1858-1934)
    • William Wellman, Jr.
      Actor, born 1937

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wellman

    Wellman has the Soundex code W455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W455.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wellman?
    11,260 people in the United States had the surname Wellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,420 Americans. It ranked 3,208th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wellman?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Wellman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wellman?
    William A. Wellman, American director, actor (1896-1975), followed by Manly Wade Wellman.
    Where is the surname Wellman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wellman in the United States.
    Is the surname Wellman getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,260 in 2010, up 2.4%.