How common is the surname Wilber?

6,155 people in the United States had the surname Wilber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. It ranked 5,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wilber?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Wilber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Wilber?

Ken Wilber, American writer and public speaker, followed by Doreen Wilber.

Where is the surname Wilber most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilber in the United States.

Is the surname Wilber getting more or less common?

More common. 5,996 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,155 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Wilber

A surname, carried by 6,155 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilber is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,155 people named Wilber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,996.

#5,642

rank among US surnames

6,155

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,633	Pennell	6,170	50,040
#5,636	Diep	6,168	50,056
#5,637	Chalmers	6,166	50,072
#5,638	Weiland	6,163	50,097
#5,639	Trask	6,162	50,105
#5,640	Cooks	6,157	50,145
#5,641	Lui	6,156	50,154

Who is named Wilber

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

89% of people named Wilber identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilbers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ken Wilber
American writer and public speaker, born 1949
Doreen Wilber
American archer (1930–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilber

Wilber has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Questions

How common is the surname Wilber?: 6,155 people in the United States had the surname Wilber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. It ranked 5,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilber?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Wilber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Wilber?: Ken Wilber, American writer and public speaker, followed by Doreen Wilber.
Where is the surname Wilber most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilber in the United States.
Is the surname Wilber getting more or less common?: More common. 5,996 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,155 in 2010, up 2.7%.