How common is the surname Wilds?

3,090 people in the United States had the surname Wilds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,918 Americans. It ranked 10,416th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Wilds most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilds in the United States.

Is the surname Wilds getting more or less common?

More common. 2,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,090 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Wilds

A surname, carried by 3,090 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilds is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,090 people named Wilds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,918 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,991.

#10,416

rank among US surnames

3,090

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,953)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,411	Collings	3,093	99,821
#10,413	McDavid	3,092	99,853
#10,414	Houseman	3,091	99,885
#10,416	Diana	3,090	99,918
#10,422	Pyne	3,089	99,950

Who is named Wilds

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

72% of people named Wilds identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wildss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tristan Wilds
American actor, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilds

Wilds has the Soundex code W432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W432.

Questions

How common is the surname Wilds?: 3,090 people in the United States had the surname Wilds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,918 Americans. It ranked 10,416th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilds?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Wilds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wilds?: Tristan Wilds, American actor.
Where is the surname Wilds most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilds in the United States.
Is the surname Wilds getting more or less common?: More common. 2,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,090 in 2010, up 3.3%.