How common is the surname Wescott?

5,205 people in the United States had the surname Wescott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,317 Americans. It ranked 6,516th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wescott?

Seth Wescott, American snowboarder.

Where is the surname Wescott most common?

Wikidata records people named Wescott in the United States.

Is the surname Wescott getting more or less common?

More common. 5,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,205 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Wescott

A surname, carried by 5,205 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wescott is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,205 people named Wescott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,317 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,011.

#6,516

rank among US surnames

5,205

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,265)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,511	Melgoza	5,211	59,249
#6,513	Allgood	5,210	59,260
#6,514	Raab	5,208	59,283
#6,516	Wilmoth	5,205	59,317

Who is named Wescott

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

85% of people named Wescott identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wescotts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Seth Wescott
American snowboarder, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wescott

Wescott has the Soundex code W230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W230.

Questions

How common is the surname Wescott?: 5,205 people in the United States had the surname Wescott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,317 Americans. It ranked 6,516th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wescott?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Wescott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wescott?: Seth Wescott, American snowboarder.
Where is the surname Wescott most common?: Wikidata records people named Wescott in the United States.
Is the surname Wescott getting more or less common?: More common. 5,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,205 in 2010, up 3.9%.