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    The surname Wigfall

    A surname, carried by 2,314 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W214

    Wigfall: #13,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wigfall #13,210, 2,314 people Wigfall: #13,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wigfall #13,210, 2,314 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wigfall is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,314 people named Wigfall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,425 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,091.

    #13,210
    rank among US surnames
    2,314
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.7%
    change since 2000 (was #13,364)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,203Lamphere2,315133,367
    #13,210Wigfall2,314133,425
    #13,214Pattillo2,313133,483
    #13,219Devitt2,312133,540

    Who is named Wigfall

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

    90% of people named Wigfall identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.0% as two or more races and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Wigfalls

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louis Wigfall
      American politician (1816–1874)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wigfall?
    2,314 people in the United States had the surname Wigfall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,425 Americans. It ranked 13,210th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wigfall?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Wigfall identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Wigfall?
    Louis Wigfall, American politician (1816–1874).
    Where is the surname Wigfall most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wigfall in the United States.
    Is the surname Wigfall getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,314 in 2010, up 11%.