How common is the surname Wiley?

48,720 people in the United States had the surname Wiley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,337 Americans. It ranked 713th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wiley?

Kehinde Wiley, African-American painter (born 1977), followed by Caleb Wiley.

Where is the surname Wiley most common?

Wikidata records people named Wiley in the United States.

How do you pronounce Wiley?

Wiley is /ˈwaɪli/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Wiley getting more or less common?

More common. 47,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,720 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Wiley also a first name?

Yes. Wiley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wiley

A surname, carried by 48,720 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwaɪli/ 2 syllables Soundex W400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wiley is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 48,720 people named Wiley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,337 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 47,503.

#713

rank among US surnames

48,720

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #653)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#704	Cantu	49,126	6,285
#705	Humphrey	49,056	6,294
#706	Baxter	49,033	6,297
#707	Sawyer	49,028	6,297
#708	Clay	48,844	6,321
#709	Tanner	48,813	6,325
#710	Hutchinson	48,781	6,329

Who is named Wiley

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

66% of people named Wiley identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wileys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kehinde Wiley
African-American painter (born 1977)
Caleb Wiley
American soccer player, born 2004
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, born 2003
Geeshie Wiley
African-American woman musician, 1908–1950
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, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Wyly

Surnames that sound like Wiley

Wiley has the Soundex code W400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W400.

Questions

How common is the surname Wiley?: 48,720 people in the United States had the surname Wiley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,337 Americans. It ranked 713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wiley?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Wiley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wiley?: Kehinde Wiley, African-American painter (born 1977), followed by Caleb Wiley.
Where is the surname Wiley most common?: Wikidata records people named Wiley in the United States.
How do you pronounce Wiley?: Wiley is /ˈwaɪli/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Wiley getting more or less common?: More common. 47,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,720 in 2010, up 2.6%.
What are other spellings of Wiley?: Wyly.
Is Wiley also a first name?: Yes. Wiley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.