How common is the surname Widener?

5,464 people in the United States had the surname Widener in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. It ranked 6,250th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Widener?

George Dunton Widener, American financier (1861–1912), followed by Jeff Widener.

Where is the surname Widener most common?

Wikidata records people named Widener in the United States.

Is the surname Widener getting more or less common?

More common. 5,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,464 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Widener

A surname, carried by 5,464 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Widener is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,464 people named Widener in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,324.

#6,250

rank among US surnames

5,464

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,954)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,245	Lefevre	5,472	56,423
#6,247	Caton	5,467	56,474
#6,248	Halloran	5,465	56,495
#6,250	Furtado	5,464	56,505

Who is named Widener

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

93% of people named Widener identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wideners

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Dunton Widener
American financier (1861–1912)
Jeff Widener
American photojournalist (born 1956)
Harry Elkins Widener
American book collector (1885-1912)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Widener

Widener has the Soundex code W356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W356.

Questions

How common is the surname Widener?: 5,464 people in the United States had the surname Widener in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,505 Americans. It ranked 6,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Widener?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Widener identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Widener?: George Dunton Widener, American financier (1861–1912), followed by Jeff Widener.
Where is the surname Widener most common?: Wikidata records people named Widener in the United States.
Is the surname Widener getting more or less common?: More common. 5,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,464 in 2010, up 2.6%.