How common is the surname Wille?

3,734 people in the United States had the surname Wille in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,685 Americans. It ranked 8,780th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wille?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wille identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wille?

Johann Georg Wille, (1715 - 1808) German engraver (1715–1808).

Where is the surname Wille most common?

Wikidata records people named Wille in Germany.

Is the surname Wille getting more or less common?

More common. 3,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,734 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Wille

A surname, carried by 3,734 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wille is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,734 people named Wille in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,685 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,510.

#8,780

rank among US surnames

3,734

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,626)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,772	Partain	3,737	82,619
#8,773	Peer	3,736	82,641
#8,775	Hosey	3,735	82,663
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685
#8,784	Lorenzen	3,733	82,707
#8,787	Nyberg	3,732	82,729
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751

Who is named Wille

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

94% of people named Wille identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Willes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johann Georg Wille
(1715 - 1808) German engraver (1715–1808)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wille

Wille 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 Wille?: 3,734 people in the United States had the surname Wille in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,685 Americans. It ranked 8,780th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wille?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wille identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wille?: Johann Georg Wille, (1715 - 1808) German engraver (1715–1808).
Where is the surname Wille most common?: Wikidata records people named Wille in Germany.
Is the surname Wille getting more or less common?: More common. 3,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,734 in 2010, up 6.4%.