How common is the surname Willems?

2,707 people in the United States had the surname Willems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. It ranked 11,597th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Willems?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Willems identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Willems?

Gabriella Willems, Belgian judoka, followed by Frederik Willems.

Where is the surname Willems most common?

Wikidata records people named Willems in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Willems getting more or less common?

More common. 2,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,707 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Willems

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,707 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Willems is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

* (English): From a medieval variant of William + the patronymic suffix -s. * (Dutch): From Dutch Willems

Willems is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,707 people named Willems in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,505.

#11,597

rank among US surnames

2,707

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,520)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,589	Tomko	2,710	113,928
#11,592	Knipp	2,709	113,970
#11,595	Bump	2,708	114,012
#11,597	Ranney	2,707	114,055
#11,603	Drane	2,706	114,097
#11,605	Taub	2,705	114,139

Who is named Willems

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

90% of people named Willems identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Willemss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabriella Willems
Belgian judoka, born 1997
Frederik Willems
Belgian road bicycle racer, born 1979
Daniel Willems
Belgian road bicycle racer (1956–2016)
Henri Willems
Bobsledder, 1899–2000
Mo Willems
American children's books illustrator and writer, born 1968
Florent Willems
Belgian painter (1823-1905)
Ludwig Willems
Belgian bicycle racer, born 1966
Thimo Willems
Belgian cyclist, born 1996

Notable Willemss come mostly from Belgium (7) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Willems

Willems has the Soundex code W452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W452.

Questions

Where does the surname Willems come from?: * (English): From a medieval variant of William + the patronymic suffix -s. * (Dutch): From Dutch Willems
How common is the surname Willems?: 2,707 people in the United States had the surname Willems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. It ranked 11,597th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Willems?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Willems identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Willems?: Gabriella Willems, Belgian judoka, followed by Frederik Willems.
Where is the surname Willems most common?: Wikidata records people named Willems in Belgium and the United States.
What type of surname is Willems?: Willems is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Willems getting more or less common?: More common. 2,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,707 in 2010, up 8.1%.