How common is the surname Wildman?

4,678 people in the United States had the surname Wildman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,999 Americans. It ranked 7,151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wildman?

Herbert Wildman, American water polo player (1912-1989), followed by Valerie Wildman.

Where is the surname Wildman most common?

Wikidata records people named Wildman in the United States.

Is the surname Wildman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,678 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Wildman

A surname, carried by 4,678 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wildman is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,678 people named Wildman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,999 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,540.

#7,151

rank among US surnames

4,678

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #6,828)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,143	Kulp	4,681	65,957
#7,145	Weng	4,680	65,971
#7,148	Toribio	4,679	65,985
#7,151	Barta	4,678	65,999
#7,153	Bang	4,676	66,028
#7,155	Sain	4,675	66,042

Who is named Wildman

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

91% of people named Wildman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wildmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Herbert Wildman
American water polo player (1912-1989)
Valerie Wildman
American actress, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wildman

Wildman has the Soundex code W435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W435.

Questions

How common is the surname Wildman?: 4,678 people in the United States had the surname Wildman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,999 Americans. It ranked 7,151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wildman?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Wildman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wildman?: Herbert Wildman, American water polo player (1912-1989), followed by Valerie Wildman.
Where is the surname Wildman most common?: Wikidata records people named Wildman in the United States.
Is the surname Wildman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,678 in 2010, up 3.0%.