How common is the surname Willing?

1,445 people in the United States had the surname Willing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. It ranked 18,899th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Willing?

Thomas Willing, American politician (1731-1821), followed by Elizabeth Willing Powel.

Where is the surname Willing most common?

Wikidata records people named Willing in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Willing getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,445 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Willing

A surname, carried by 1,445 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). Willing is more common than 88.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,445 people named Willing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,618.

#18,899

rank among US surnames

1,445

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-10.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,383)

Who is named Willing

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

89% of people named Willing identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as two or more races and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Two or more races 5.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Willings

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Willing
American politician (1731-1821)
Elizabeth Willing Powel
American socialite and women letter writer, 1743–1830
Ann Willing Bingham
American socialite, 1764–1801
Nick Willing
British director, born 1961

Notable Willings come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Willing

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

Questions

How common is the surname Willing?: 1,445 people in the United States had the surname Willing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,665 Americans. It ranked 18,899th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Willing?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Willing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Willing?: Thomas Willing, American politician (1731-1821), followed by Elizabeth Willing Powel.
Where is the surname Willing most common?: Wikidata records people named Willing in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Willing getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,445 in 2010, down 11%.