# Wiley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wiley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 48,720 |
| US rank (2010) | 713 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,337 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (47,503 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Wyly |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wiley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wiley in the United States.

## People named Wiley

- Kehinde Wiley, African-American painter (born 1977)
- Caleb Wiley, American soccer player
- Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (1901-2000)
- George E. Wiley, American racing cyclist (1881–1954)
- Alexander Wiley, American politician (1884–1967)
- Harvey Washington Wiley, American chemist (1844–1930)
- Addison Wiley, American middle-distance runner
- Geeshie Wiley, African-American woman musician
- Austin Wiley, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Catherine Wiley, American painter (1879-1958)
- Genie, abused child studied by linguists after spending most of early life locked in a room and t

## Similar surnames

Whaley, Willey, Will, Wooley, Willie, Walley, Wille, Wile, Wall, Wahl, Wylie, Woolley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.