How common is the surname Wight?

4,904 people in the United States had the surname Wight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,958 Americans. It ranked 6,863rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wight?

Paul Wight, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by David Wight.

Where is the surname Wight most common?

Wikidata records people named Wight in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Wight getting more or less common?

More common. 4,862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,904 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Wight

A surname, carried by 4,904 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wight is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,904 people named Wight in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,958 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,862.

#6,863

rank among US surnames

4,904

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,857	Nieman	4,907	62,919
#6,858	Brauer	4,906	62,932
#6,861	Burford	4,905	62,945
#6,863	Wight	4,904	62,958

Who is named Wight

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

92% of people named Wight identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wights

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Wight
American professional wrestler and actor, born 1972
David Wight
American rower, 1934–2017
William Franklin Wight
American botanist (1874-1954)
Rohan Wight
Australian cyclist, born 1997

Notable Wights come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wight

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

Questions

Where does the surname Wight come from?: Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight.
How common is the surname Wight?: 4,904 people in the United States had the surname Wight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,958 Americans. It ranked 6,863rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wight?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Wight identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wight?: Paul Wight, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by David Wight.
Where is the surname Wight most common?: Wikidata records people named Wight in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Wight getting more or less common?: More common. 4,862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,904 in 2010, up 0.9%.