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    The surname Willett

    A patronymic surname, carried by 13,065 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W430

    Willett: #2,761 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Willett #2,761, 13,065 people Willett: #2,761 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Willett #2,761, 13,065 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Willett is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Will + -et. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Will, from William.

    Willett 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 13,065 people named Willett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,631 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,706.

    #2,761
    rank among US surnames
    13,065
    people in 2010
    4.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,613)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,752Condon13,10923,552
    #2,754Wiles13,10523,559
    #2,755Garibay13,08823,590
    #2,756Santillan13,08123,603
    #2,758Westfall13,07923,606
    #2,759Willey13,06723,628
    #2,760Lassiter13,06623,630

    Who is named Willett

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

    90% of people named Willett identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Willetts

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael J. Willett
      American actor, born 1989
    • Walter C. Willett
      American nutritionist, born 1945

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Willett

    Willett has the Soundex code W430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W430.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Willett come from?
    From Will + -et. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Will, from William.
    How common is the surname Willett?
    13,065 people in the United States had the surname Willett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,631 Americans. It ranked 2,761st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Willett?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Willett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Willett?
    Michael J. Willett, American actor, followed by Walter C. Willett.
    Where is the surname Willett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Willett in the United States.
    What type of surname is Willett?
    Willett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Willett getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,065 in 2010, up 2.8%.
    What are other spellings of Willett?
    Willet and Willette.